TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring social isolation in the national health and aging trends study
AU - Pohl, Janet S.
AU - Cochrane, Barbara B.
AU - Schepp, Karen G.
AU - Woods, Nancy F.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise. This work was supported by the Myrene C. McAninch Doctoral Scholarship, de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging, University of Washington School of Nursing.
Funding Information:
Dr. Pohl is PhD Graduate, School of Nursing, Dr. Cochrane is de Tornyay Endowed Professor for Healthy Aging, Family and Child Nursing, Dr. Schepp is Professor and Chair, Psychosocial & Community Health, and Dr. Woods is Professor Dean Emerita, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.This work was supported by the Myrene C. McAninch Doctoral Scholarship, de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging, University of Washington School of Nursing. Address correspondence to Janet S. Pohl, PhD, RN, PhD Graduate, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357262, Seattle, WA 98195; e-mail: janpohl@uw.edu. Received: April 17,2017; Accepted: August 2,2017 doi:10.3928/19404921-20171002-01
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PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - The objectives of the current study were to describe the development of a social isolation measure based on Berkman and Syme’s Social Network Index domains with data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. A descriptive correlational design was used, establishing convergent and divergent validity of the measure with depression risk and well-being. Depression risk was measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 and an ordinal well-being measure was developed based on measures in MIDUS–Midlife in the U.S.-A Study of National Health and Well-Being. Participants who scored ≥4 (cutoff point) on the social isolation measure represented 21.9% (N = 7,609) of the sample (95% confidence interval [20.6, 23.3]). Spearman’s correlation with depression was 0.23 (p < 0.001) and -0.24 (p ≤ 0.001) with well-being. The weighted data complex samples general linear model with depression (R = 0.22, p ≤ 0.001) and well-being (R = -0.26, p ≤ 0.001) confirm the relationships. This measure offers conceptual clarity and measurement consistency for developing the components and targets for future social isolation intervention research.
AB - The objectives of the current study were to describe the development of a social isolation measure based on Berkman and Syme’s Social Network Index domains with data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. A descriptive correlational design was used, establishing convergent and divergent validity of the measure with depression risk and well-being. Depression risk was measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 and an ordinal well-being measure was developed based on measures in MIDUS–Midlife in the U.S.-A Study of National Health and Well-Being. Participants who scored ≥4 (cutoff point) on the social isolation measure represented 21.9% (N = 7,609) of the sample (95% confidence interval [20.6, 23.3]). Spearman’s correlation with depression was 0.23 (p < 0.001) and -0.24 (p ≤ 0.001) with well-being. The weighted data complex samples general linear model with depression (R = 0.22, p ≤ 0.001) and well-being (R = -0.26, p ≤ 0.001) confirm the relationships. This measure offers conceptual clarity and measurement consistency for developing the components and targets for future social isolation intervention research.
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U2 - 10.3928/19404921-20171002-01
DO - 10.3928/19404921-20171002-01
M3 - Article
C2 - 28981918
AN - SCOPUS:85037577297
SN - 1940-4921
VL - 10
SP - 277
EP - 287
JO - Research in Gerontological Nursing
JF - Research in Gerontological Nursing
IS - 6
ER -