Objectives: We present a novel way of classifying and comparing measures of social relationships to help readers interpret the growing literature on loneliness and social isolation and to provide researchers with a starting point to guide their choice of measuring tool.Methods: Measures of social relationships used in epidemiological studies were identified from two systematic reviews-one review on the association between social relationships and health and social care service use, and a second review on the association between social relationships and health. Questions from each measure were retrieved and tabulated to derive a classification of social relationship measures.Results: We present a classification of measures according to two d...
Loneliness is an aspect of the human experience that has garnered increasing attention as links betw...
Background: Adults with mental disorders are at high risk of loneliness. Loneliness has been implica...
Increasing attention is being paid to loneliness, and to its impact on the health of older people, ...
Academic debate about social isolation and loneliness, and their adverse health and well-being impli...
Loneliness—perceived social isolation—is defined as a discrepancy between existing social relationsh...
Loneliness is nowadays considered to be one of the main problems in society. The negative experienc...
PURPOSE: Social isolation and related concepts have been discussed increasingly in the field of ment...
Background: High levels of loneliness are associated with negative health outcomes and there are sev...
The present study sought to explore the nature of loneliness and distinguish differences between lon...
Health practitioners, policy-makers, and psychologists point to legitimate concerns about the negati...
Most studies of social relationships in later life focus on the amount of social contact, not on ind...
This article deals with the reciprocity of social support in personal relationships and with its con...
In recent years there has been con-siderable research and clinical interest in developing instrument...
Understanding the nature and influence of social relationships is of increasing interest to behavior...
Background High levels of loneliness are associated with negative health outcomes and there are seve...
Loneliness is an aspect of the human experience that has garnered increasing attention as links betw...
Background: Adults with mental disorders are at high risk of loneliness. Loneliness has been implica...
Increasing attention is being paid to loneliness, and to its impact on the health of older people, ...
Academic debate about social isolation and loneliness, and their adverse health and well-being impli...
Loneliness—perceived social isolation—is defined as a discrepancy between existing social relationsh...
Loneliness is nowadays considered to be one of the main problems in society. The negative experienc...
PURPOSE: Social isolation and related concepts have been discussed increasingly in the field of ment...
Background: High levels of loneliness are associated with negative health outcomes and there are sev...
The present study sought to explore the nature of loneliness and distinguish differences between lon...
Health practitioners, policy-makers, and psychologists point to legitimate concerns about the negati...
Most studies of social relationships in later life focus on the amount of social contact, not on ind...
This article deals with the reciprocity of social support in personal relationships and with its con...
In recent years there has been con-siderable research and clinical interest in developing instrument...
Understanding the nature and influence of social relationships is of increasing interest to behavior...
Background High levels of loneliness are associated with negative health outcomes and there are seve...
Loneliness is an aspect of the human experience that has garnered increasing attention as links betw...
Background: Adults with mental disorders are at high risk of loneliness. Loneliness has been implica...
Increasing attention is being paid to loneliness, and to its impact on the health of older people, ...