Question - "In terms of social group systems, what is the importance of groups such as men's sheds?" Cooking club for older men, a community allotment and a ‘Gentleman’s Club’ in a residential care...

Question - "In terms of social group systems, what is the importance of groups such as men's sheds?"

Cooking club for older men, a community allotment and a ‘Gentleman’s Club’ in a residential care setting are clearly
different forms of social activity intervention but, importantly, they are all
defined by having older men as participants in voluntary social activity
that is theoretically intended to improve their health and wellbeing.
Furthermore, as they share this essential characteristic, some inferences on
adequate causal links can be made (Buss ). In this paper, we thus
draw on the outcomes of a high-quality scoping review of the existing published
literature on Men’s Sheds and other gendered interventions that was
designed to address the following questions:
. What are the effects on the physical health of older men?
. What are the effects on the mental health of older men?
. What are the effects on the wellbeing of older men?
. What are the effective components of interventions?
. What theoretical frameworks were employed?