BOX 6-4Campaign to End Loneliness Measurement Tool

People are asked to respond to the following questions:

1.

I am content with my friendships and relationships.

2.

I have enough people I feel comfortable asking for help at any time.

3.

My relationships are satisfying as I would want them to be.

Scoring:

The score is a total of responses to the above statements, based on scored responses of strongly disagree (4) / disagree (3) / neutral (2) / agree (1) / strongly agree (0). The higher the score, the greater the degree of loneliness.

SOURCE: Campaign to End Loneliness, 2019a.

From: 6, Assessment of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Research

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Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Committee on the Health and Medical Dimensions of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2020 Feb 27.
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