Reliability and accuracy of the ULS-8 loneliness scale for older adults in a rural community
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Abstract
The Cronbach's α coefficient of the revised loneliness scale (ULS-6) is 0.831.
- The exploratory factor analysis indicated that ULS-6 aligns with the original construction of the ULS-8 as a single-factor resolution.
- Test-retest reliability for ULS-6 was measured at 0.715.
- All item-total correlations for ULS-6 were statistically significant.
- The total score of ULS-6 correlated with quality of life, social support, suicidal ideation, and current major depression episode.
- ULS-6 demonstrates satisfactory reliability and validity for assessing loneliness in Chinese rural elderly.
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