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SynthesisAge and ageing2023

A systematic review of reviews on the psychometric properties of measures of older persons' ability to build and maintain social relationships.

Pedro Lobo Julião, Óscar Brito Fernandes, Janice P Alves, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Christopher Mikton, Theresa Diaz, Sandra Pais

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Pedro Lobo JuliãoFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7999-9915
Óscar Brito FernandesAmsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Public and Occupational Health, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3212-373X
Janice P AlvesNeurology Department, Setúbal Hospital Center, Setúbal, Portugal.
Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli ThiyagarajanAgeing and Health Unit, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Christopher MiktonDemographic Change and Healthy Ageing Unit, Department of Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Theresa DiazEpidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Sandra PaisFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWithin the scope of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) world report on ageing and health and how healthy ageing was conceptualised, the WHO has been working with academia towards producing reviews of the psychometric properties of instruments that measure different domains of functional ability. This study aimed to conduct a review of reviews to examine existing and validated instruments measuring the ability of older persons to build and maintain social relationships and to evaluate the psychometric properties of these instruments.

methodsWe searched for studies published in the English, Spanish and Portuguese languages. No restrictions were placed on the year of publication. The following databases were searched: PubMed, Embase, Psyinfo and Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Titles and abstracts were screened and selected articles were screened and reviewed independently by two reviewers.

resultsA total of 3,879 records were retrieved, of which 39 records were retrieved for full-text analysis. None of the reviews met the inclusion criteria, thus resulting in an empty review.

conclusionsConsidering the current definition of older persons' functional ability to build and maintain social relationships, this review did not identify instruments that can measure both constructs simultaneously. We suggest the development of an instrument that simultaneously assesses the ability of older persons to build and maintain relationships.

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Activities of Daily LivingInterpersonal RelationsAgedAged, 80 and overAgingDatabases, FactualHumansPsychometricsfunctional capacityhealthy ageingolder peoplesocial relationshipssystematic review

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PMID37902525
PMCPMC10615056

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