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| Performance of an abbreviated version of the Lubben Social Network Scale among three European community-dwelling older adult populations | | Author(s) | James Lubben, Eva Blozik, Gerhard Gillmann |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 46, no 4, August 2006 |
| Pages | pp 503-513 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Social contacts ; Isolation ; Living in the community ; Evaluation ; Cross national surveys ; Cross sectional surveys ; Switzerland ; Germany ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | There is a need for valid and reliable short scales that can be used to assess social networks and social supports, or to screen for social isolation in older people. This a is cross-national and cross-sectional evaluation of the performance of an abbreviated version of the Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6), which was used to screen for social isolation in community dwelling older populations in three European countries. Based on the concept of a lack of redundancy of social ties, clinical cut-points of the LSNS-6 for identifying those deemed at risk for social isolation were defined. In all three samples, the LSNS-6 and two subscales (Family and Friends) demonstrated high levels of internal consistency, stable factor structures, and high correlations with criterion values. The proposed clinical cut-points showed good convergent validity and classified 20% of the respondents in Hamburg, 11% of those in Solothurn (Switzerland) and 15% of those in London as at risk for social isolation. Abbreviated scales such as the LSNS-6 should be considered for inclusion in gerontological practitioners' practice protocols. Screening older people based on their LSNS-6 provides quantitative information on their family and friendship ties, and identifies those at increased risk for social isolation who might benefit from in-depth assessment and targeted interventions. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070926210 A |
| Classmark | TOA: TP: K4: 4C: 3K: 3KB: 76C: 767: 8 |
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