RT Journal Article
T1 A systematic review evaluating loneliness assessment instruments in older adults
A1 Bugallo Carrera, César
A1 Dosil Díaz, Carlos
A1 Anido Rifón, Luis
A1 Pacheco Lorenzo, Moisés
A1 Fernández Iglesias, Manuel J.
A1 Gandoy Crego, Manuel
K1 Solitude
K1 Loneliness
K1 Older adults
K1 Geriatric
K1 Loneliness assessment tools
AB Introduction and objectives: The experiences and changes that come along with old age may lead to a feeling of loneliness, usually followed by negative physical and mental manifestations. In this systematic review, we evaluated the existing tools to assess loneliness in older adults.Methods: We performed a literature search in the Web of Science, Medline, and PsycINFO, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. After, we examined the psychometric properties of the instruments with a focus on reliability, validity, and main conclusions.Results: We included 27 articles published between 1996 and 2021.Conclusion: To date, there are few instruments to assess loneliness in older adults. In general, they present adequate psychometric properties, although it is true that some scales show somewhat low levels of reliability and validity
PB Frontiers
YR 2023
FD 2023-04-25
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40295
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40295
LA eng
NO Bugallo-Carrera C, Dosil-Díaz C, Anido-Rifón L, Pacheco-Lorenzo M, Fernández-Iglesias MJ and Gandoy-Crego M (2023) A systematic review evaluating loneliness assessment instruments in older adults. Front. Psychol. 14:1101462. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1101462
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026