biostudies-literatureLiu TThe Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust - General Awarde041921https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7733209biostudies-literatureUnknown10(12)<h4>Objective</h4>Loneliness is a significant and independent risk factor for depression in later life. Particularly in Asian culture, older people may find it less stigmatising to express loneliness than depression. This study aimed to adapt a simple loneliness screen for use in older Chinese, and to ascertain its relevance in detecting depressive symptoms as a community screening tool.<h4>Design, setting and participants</h4>This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1653 older adults aged 60 years or above living in the community in Hong Kong. This was a convenient sample recruited from four local non-governmental organisations providing community eldercare or mental healthcare services. All data was collected by trained social workers through face-to-face interviews.<h4>Measures</hBMJ openAdapting the UCLA 3-item loneliness scale for community-based depressive symptoms screening interview among older Chinese: a cross-sectional study.PMC7733209AR160026Lum TYSSze LCYWong GHYLeung DKYLu SKwok WWTang JYMLuo HLiu TfalseAdapting the UCLA 3-item loneliness scale for community-based depressive symptoms screening interview among older Chinese: a cross-sectional study.<h4>Objective</h4>Loneliness is a significant and independent risk factor for depression in later life. Particularly in Asian culture, older people may find it less stigmatising to express loneliness than depression. This study aimed to adapt a simple loneliness screen for use in older Chinese, and to ascertain its relevance in detecting depressive symptoms as a community screening tool.<h4>Design, setting and participants</h4>This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1653 older adults aged 60 years or above living in the community in Hong Kong. This was a convenient sample recruited from four local non-governmental organisations providing community eldercare or mental healthcare services. All data was collected by trained social workers through face-to-face interviews.<h4>Measures</h2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Dec2026-04-28T22:53:23.211Z2021-02-20T15:42:04ZS-EPMC77332093330346310.1136/bmjopen-2020-041921