Assessing social connection for long-term care home residents: A scoping review of measure content.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Social connection comprises distinct but interrelated aspects describing how individuals connect to each other. Various measures have assessed multiple aspects of social connection in long-term care (LTC) home populations, but they use inconsistent terminology, making it unclear what aspects are measured. This scoping review describes how social connection is assessed by measures that have been used in LTC home residents.

Methods

This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. Two systematic literature searches combining search terms for social connection AND LTC home residents AND measurement properties were conducted in eight electronic databases from inception t

SUBMITTER: Liougas MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11418406 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature