Loneliness, social isolation and social relationships: what are we measuring? A novel framework for classifying and comparing tools

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 r...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Valtorta, Nicole K, Kanaan, Mona, Gilbody, Simon, Hanratty, Barbara
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Public Health
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4838704/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27091822
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010799
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