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Table 5 Papers, reports and book chapters retrieved but not included in the review with reasons for exclusion

From: A systematic review of the health, social and financial impacts of welfare rights advice delivered in healthcare settings

Author (date)

Description of content and reason for exclusion

Abbot & Hobby (2003)[36]

Description of service users rather than evaluation of impacts of service.

Abbott (2000)[118]

Multi-disciplinary support service for patients with mixed social and health needs with small welfare rights component but no evaluation of welfare rights component in isolation.

Abbott (2002)[37]

Discussion of where welfare rights advice fits in terms of health interventions. No evaluation of any specific intervention programme.

Alcock (1994)[119]

Discussion of potential benefits of welfare advice in primary healthcare settings and recommendations for development of such services, not evaluation of single/multiple project(s)

Barnes (2000)[120]

Citizens advice service for patients at a long stay psychiatric hospital – including a limited amount of welfare rights advice. No specific evaluation of welfare rights advice component.

Barnsley Community Legal Service Partnership (2003)[121]

Very brief mention of a welfare rights advice project in primary care within a larger report – no evaluation of service.

Bebbington & Unell (2003)[122]

Description of a multidisciplinary telephone advice line for older people with some evaluation of use. No evaluation of welfare rights advice component.

Bebbington et al (?year)[123]

Description of a multidisciplinary telephone advice line for older people with some evaluation of use. No evaluation of welfare rights advice component.

Bird (1998)[124]

Audit of CAB services for those with mental illness – not evaluation of any specific intervention programme delivered in a healthcare setting.

Buckle (1986)[125]

Discussion of eligibility for various benefits. No evaluation of specific intervention.

Bundy (2001)[39]

Brief description of 'The Health and Advice Project' – full evaluation report included in review

Burton & Diaz de Leon (2002)[126]

Review of a number of welfare advice services but only service for which any outcomes are report does not appear to have been delivered in a healthcare setting.

Clarke et al (2001)[127]

Multidisciplinary service to provide advice and support to individuals and families with complex social and health problems – including welfare rights advice. No specific evaluation of welfare rights advice component.

Craig et al (2003)[128]

Review and primary research on the impact of addition welfare benefit income in older people – not specifically of welfare rights advice delivered in a healthcare setting.

Dowling et al (2003)[129]

Systematic review of effectiveness of financial benefits in reducing inequalities in child health with limitation to randomised controlled trials. Not evaluation of welfare rights advice.

Emanuel (2002)[130]

Description of service rather than evaluation of impacts of service.

Ennals (1990)[131]

Discussion of importance of welfare benefits in relation to health and eligibility for benefits.

Ennals (1993)[74]

Editorial relating to article (Paris and Player, 1993) included in review

Evans (1998)[132]

Report of client profile, sources of referrals and problems raised at a welfare rights advice service in primary care. No evaluation of effect on clients.

Forrest (2003)[133]

Very brief mention of a welfare rights advice project in primary care within a larger report – no evaluation of service.

Gask et al (2000)[134]

Very brief mention of a welfare rights advice project in primary care within a larger report – no evaluation of service.

Greasley & Small (2002)[135]

A review of previously published work on welfare rights advice delivered in primary care. Not an evaluation of a specific intervention.

Greasley (2005)[136]

Discussion of the process of videoing interviews that happened to be with users of a welfare rights advice service in primary healthcare. No evaluation of the impact of the intervention service itself.

Green (1998)[137]

Description of eligibility for benefits whilst an in-patient.

Green et al (2004)[138]

Review of health impact assessments in a variety of areas with very limited mention of Longworth et al (2003)

Harding et al (2002)[38]

Audit of provision of welfare rights advisors in general practices and perceived impact of these facilities on the primary healthcare team. No evaluation of any specific programme on clients.

Hobby & Abbott (1999)[78]

Brief description of 'The Health and Advice Project' – full evaluation report included in review

Hobby et al (1998)[15]

A survey of CAB offering outreach in primary care settings with collation of some information. Limited data on impacts of advice not included in other, primary, reports.

Hoskins et al (2000)[64]

Discussion of potential importance of welfare benefits advice for health with proposal that nurses could become involved in giving advice. No actual intervention described or evaluated.

Jarman (1985)[45]

Description of computer programme to help determine eligibility for various welfare benefits. No evaluation of impact of programme.

Kalra et al (2003)[48]

Methods of family planning _ounseling, not welfare rights advice related.

Longworth et al (2003)[139]

Discussion of potential, rather than actual, impact of service

NACAB (1999)[10]

Magazine type articles on various different studies with case studies, not evaluation of single/multiple project(s)

Norowska (2004)[62]

Description of delayed application for and provision of attendance allowance. No intervention to improve take-up discussed.

Okpaku (1985)[140]

Audit of mentally ill people applying for benefit and problems they encounter. No intervention programme to provide advice with claiming.

Pacitti & Dimmick (1996)[56]

Descriptive study of extend and correlates of underclaiming of welfare benefits amongst individuals with mental illness.

Powell et al (2004)[68]

Financial evaluation of welfare rights advice programme with repetition of financial impacts for clients of data in Langley et al (2004) and Memel et al (2004)

Reid et al (1998)[141]

Assessment of staff awareness and involvement in an ongoing welfare rights advice project in primary care. No evaluation of impact of service on users.

Riverside Advice Ltd (2004)[142]

Report of welfare rights project for those with mental illnesses. No evaluation of impact of service on users.

Scully (1999)[143]

Report of training programme for welfare rights advisors working within primary care settings, not evaluation of a specific service.

Searle (2001)[144]

Description of a multidisciplinary telephone advice line for older people. No evaluation of welfare rights advice component.

Sherr et al (2002)[145]

Audit of current practice in three London boroughs with exploration of attitudes to potential services, not evaluation of service in place.

Stenger (2003)[35]

Discussion of moving from welfare to work, not of advice to help claim welfare benefits.

Strachan (1995)[146]

Proceedings of a conference with descriptions but no evaluations of welfare rights advice services in healthcare settings.

Tameside MBC [33, 147]

Description of rationale for service and recommendations for the future, not evaluation of service

Thomson et al (2004)[95]

Discussion of problems involved in rigorous scientific evaluation of social interventions – including welfare rights advice – but no evaluation of specific intervention.

Venables (2004)[148]

Annual report of welfare rights service not based in a healthcare setting.

Watson (2000)[149]

Multidisciplinary intervention project with small welfare rights component but no evaluation of welfare rights component in isolation.

Waterhouse (1996)[150]

Profile of users of a welfare rights advice service in primary care, along with advice sought, service provided and discussion of logistic issues. No evaluation of effect on clients.

Waterhouse (2003)[151]

Report on logistical problems and solutions to setting up welfare advice service in primary care. No evaluation of effect on clients.

Waterhouse and Benson (2002)[152]

Background paper proposing establishment of a welfare rights service within a PCT. No evaluation of new project.

West Berkshire CAB (2004)[153]

Report of service activity and financial statement – no evaluation of service.

Williams (1982)[154]

Description of a hospital based services. Evaluation limited to type of contacts and activity engaged in by welfare advisor.