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Comparison of the 18-item and 6-item Lubben Social Network Scales with community-dwelling older adults in Mongolia.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The impact of loneliness and social isolation on health state utility values: a systematic literature review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
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- Social connection and sociodemographic predictors of stroke caregivers' burden during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
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- General self-efficacy, not musculoskeletal health, was associated with social isolation and loneliness in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Investigating the relationship between self-perception of fracture risk and prior fracture: findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Article
- Sociodemographic predictors of flourishing among older adults in rural and urban Mongolia.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The Impact of an Internet Use Promotion Programme on Communication, Internet Use, and the Extent of Social Networks among Low-Income Older Adults.Ageing international · 2022Article
- Relationships between non-communicable disease, social isolation and frailty in community dwelling adults in later life: findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Combined effect of daily physical activity and social relationships on sleep disorder among older adults: cross-sectional and longitudinal study based on data from the Kasama study.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- The association between social isolation and musculoskeletal health in older community-dwelling adults: findings from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- A New Social Network Scale for Detecting Depressive Symptoms in Older Japanese Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Validation of Expanded form of Lubben Social Network Scale among Community-Dwelling Geriatric Population in India.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
This study compares the psychometric properties of two versions of the Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-18 and LSNS-6) with community dwelling older adults in Mongolia. We recruited 650 older adult in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar and the country's four rural regions. We used the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), the Short Form 12 (SF-12) physical and mental health functioning measures, and a multi-dimensional scale of social isolation for confirmatory factor analyses of the LSNS-18 and the LSNS-6. Both versions demonstrated excellent internal consistency and intraclass correlation and both correlated in expected directions with other study measures. Only the LSNS-6 provided a good fit to the data. The LSNS-6 is a viable instrument for assessing the social networks of older adults in Mongolia. The study adds to the sparse literature on measuring social and behavioral determinants of health in resource-constrained settings characterized by aging populations and high internal migration rates.
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