University of the French West Indies, EpiCliV Research Unit, Martinique, France, University Hospital of Martinique, Department of Geriatrics, Martinique, France.
University of the French West Indies, EpiCliV Research Unit, Martinique, France, General Hospital of Valenciennes, Department of Geriatrics, Valenciennes, France.
Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil. 2023 Jun 1;21(2):241-250. doi: 10.1684/pnv.2023.1102.
Older adults who are socially isolated or who feel lonely have a higher risk of morbidity and mortality. It is important to be able to assess them with efficient tools. The objective was to describe tools for assessing feelings of loneliness (FoL) and social isolation (SI) in older adults, and to estimate their prevalence. A systematic review was conducted including 18 studies. For FoL, the most frequently used tool was the UCLA Loneliness Scale. For SI, the most frequently used tool was the Lubben Social Network Scale. The median prevalences of FoL and SI were 24.1% and 42.5%, respectively. Both of these constructs will become more prominent in the coming decades; therefore, there is a need to identify the best tools.
社会隔离或感到孤独的老年人患病和死亡的风险更高。能够使用有效的工具对他们进行评估非常重要。本研究旨在描述用于评估老年人孤独感和社会隔离感的工具，并估计其流行率。系统综述共纳入了 18 项研究。在孤独感方面，最常用的工具是 UCLA 孤独量表。在社会隔离方面，最常用的工具是 Lubben 社会网络量表。孤独感和社会隔离感的中位数流行率分别为 24.1%和 42.5%。这两个概念在未来几十年将变得更加突出；因此，有必要确定最佳的工具。
