Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Health & Social Care in the Community

Health and social care in the community refers to the delivery of health services, support systems, and caregiving outside of institutional settings, focusing on how individuals receive care within their homes and local environments. Research published in Human Health Research examines multiple dimensions of this fi…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 37× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2576-9383 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Health and social care in the community refers to the delivery of health services, support systems, and caregiving outside of institutional settings, focusing on how individuals receive care within their homes and local environments. Research published in Human Health Research examines multiple dimensions of this field, including the methodological challenges of studying community-based care. Published work has explored innovative research approaches such as photovoice methods for investigating informal caregiving relationships, as well as practical obstacles in recruiting representative samples of caregivers who support older adults managing multiple chronic conditions in home settings. The journal has also addressed the experiences of specific populations requiring community support, including refugees and their caregivers facing urgent health dilemmas, and patients transitioning from intensive care settings who require rehabilitation services. Additional research has investigated disease factors affecting community populations and examined health issues intersecting with social determinants of care. This body of work underscores the complexity of delivering effective health and social support outside traditional healthcare facilities, where care often depends on informal networks, family members, and community resources rather than institutional infrastructure.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 37 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Health & Social Care in the Community, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Human Health Research (ISSN 2576-9383).

Journal editorial board
Irma Brito · Portugal Suelen Boschen · United States Mohammad Nahid Siddiqui · Saudi Arabia

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