Validation of the Portuguese version of the social isolation scale with a sample of community-dwelling older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties (reliability and validity) of the Social Isolation Scale (SIS) in a sample of Portuguese community-dwelling older adults.

Methods

A transversal descriptive study was carried out with a convenience sample of 250 community-dwelling older adults (≥65 years). The survey comprised a sociodemographic questionnaire, SIS, Geriatric Depression Scale-4 (GDS-4), 6-item Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6), a loneliness self-assessment question, and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Construct validity (confirmatory factor analysis) and convergent validity were analyzed, and ISI internal reliability (composite reliability), external reliability (test-retest, intraclass correlation coefficient) and inter-rater

SUBMITTER: Tavares J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10148258 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature