Performance of an abbreviated version of the Lubben Social Network Scale among three European community-dwelling older adult populations
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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.
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Social isolation was measured using the LSNS-6, a standardised measure.
“Social isolation was measured in CFAS-Wales using the Lubben Social Network Scale–6 (LSNS-6) [34]. The LSNS-6 is a standardised measure of social isolation”
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A score of ≤12 on the LSNS-6 may be taken to indicate the presence of social isolation.
“A score of ≤12 may be taken to indicate the presence of social isolation [34].”
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- Authors
- Lubben, J., Blozik, E., Gillmann, G., Iliffe, S., von Renteln Kruse, W., Beck, J. C., & Stuck, A. E.
- Affiliations
- Boston College (US)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
- The Royal Free Hospital (GB)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- Stuck, Andreas E.
- Venue
- The Gerontologist
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2006-08
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 503-513
- ISSN
- 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-5341
- OpenAlex
- W2116281003
- Cited by
- 2,123
- References
- 46
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- FWCI
- 9.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Gerontologist (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern
- Funders
- European Commission (QLK6-CT-1999-02205)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Keywords
- Lubben Social Network Scale, social isolation, social networks, social support, older adults, community-dwelling older adults, abbreviated scale, screening, family ties, friendship ties, cross-cultural validation, psychometric properties
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cross-Cultural Comparison, England, Family, Germany, Humans, Male, Psychological Tests, Residence Characteristics, Social Isolation, Social Support, Switzerland, Reproducibility of Results, Geriatric Assessment, Friends, Internationality
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Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
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