Adapting the UCLA 3-item loneliness scale for community-based depressive symptoms screening interview among older Chinese: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: Loneliness is a significant and independent risk factor for depression in later life. Particularly in Asian culture, older people may find it less stigmatising to express loneliness than depression. This study aimed to adapt a simple loneliness screen for use in older Chinese, and to asce...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Liu, Tianyin, Lu, Shiyu, Leung, Dara K Y, Sze, Lesley C Y, Kwok, Wai Wai, Tang, Jennifer Y M, Luo, Hao, Lum, Terry Y S, Wong, Gloria H Y
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Mental Health
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7733209/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33303463
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041921
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