Performance of an abbreviated version of the Lubben Social Network Scale among three European community-dwelling older adult populations
Performance of an abbreviated version of the Lubben Social Network Scale among three European community-dwelling older adult populations
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DOI：
10.1093/geront/46.4.503
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发表时间：
2006-08-01
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影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Stuck, Andreas E.
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作者：
Lubben, James;Blozik, Eva;Stuck, Andreas E.
目的：有必要制定有效和可靠的短期量表，用于评估老年人的社交网络和社会支持，并筛查老年人的社会孤立状况。设计和方法：本研究是一个跨国和跨文化的评价的性能的缩写版本的Lubben社会网络量表（LSNS-6），这是用来筛选社区居住的老年人群体中的社会隔离在三个欧洲国家。基于缺乏社会联系冗余的概念，我们定义了LSNS-6的临床临界点，用于识别被认为有社会隔离风险的人。结果如下：在所有三个样本中，LSNS-6和两个分量表（家庭和朋友）表现出高水平的内部一致性，稳定的因素结构，并与标准变量的高相关性。建议的临床临界点显示出良好的收敛效度，并分类20%的受访者在汉堡，11%的人在索洛图恩（瑞士），和15%的人在伦敦的社会孤立的风险。含义：我们的结论是，缩写规模，如LSNS-6应考虑列入老年医学从业者的实践协议。根据LSNS-6对老年人进行筛查，可提供关于其家庭和友谊关系的量化信息，并确定可能受益于深入评估和有针对性干预的社会孤立风险增加的人。
Purpose: There is a need for valid and reliable short scales that can be used to assess social networks and social supports and to screen for social isolation in older persons. Design and Methods: The present study is a cross-national and cross-cultural evaluation of the performance of an abbreviated version of the Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6), which was used to screen for social isolation among community-dwelling older adult populations in three European countries. Based on the concept of lack of redundancy of social ties we defined clinical cut-points of the LSNS-6 for identifying persons deemed at risk for social isolation. Results: Among 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 variables. 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. Implications: We conclude that abbreviated scales such as the LSNS-6 should be considered for inclusion in practice protocols of gerontological practitioners. Screening older persons based on the LSNS-6 provides quantitative information on their family and friendship ties, and identifies persons at increased risk for social isolation who might benefit from in-depth assessment and targeted interventions.