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Tavakoli Ghouchani H, Lashkardoost H, Khankolabi M, Asghari D, Hekmatara E, Nabavi S H. Validity and Reliability of Persian Version of Lubben Social Netwok-6 Scale in Elderly Adult. North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences 2020; 12 (2) :64-69
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Hamid Tavakoli Ghouchani1 
, Hossien Lashkardoost2 , Mehdi Khankolabi1 , Dordaneh Asghari3 , Effat Hekmatara4 , Seyed Hamid Nabavi * 5
, Hossien Lashkardoost2 , Mehdi Khankolabi1 , Dordaneh Asghari3 , Effat Hekmatara4 , Seyed Hamid Nabavi * 5
1- Assistant Professor, Social Determinant of Health Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnord, Iran
2- MSc, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
3- Addiction and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
4- North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
5- Gerontological Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnord, Iran , nabavi.lix@gmail.com
2- MSc, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
3- Addiction and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
4- North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
5- Gerontological Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnord, Iran , nabavi.lix@gmail.com
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Introduction: One of the significant threatening health and life older adult is social isolation. Therefor need for an appropriate scale is necessary. This study was performed for validity and reliability Persian version of the Lubben social network-6 scale in elderly adults in Bojnurd.
Methods: This methodological study was a cross-sectional study conducted in 2016. Two hundred older people over sixty years old were randomly proportional to the population selected form all health care centers in Bojnurd. Interviewers completed the Persian version of lubben social network -6 scale. After calculating CVI and CVR, Cronbach alpha was used by SPSS and AMOS software and exploratory factor analysis of the first and second stages.
Results: In the present study, 39% of the older people scored less than 12. The value CVI=0.97 and CVR= 0.91. Cronbach's alpha for the total scale was 0.896. Exploratory factor analysis indicates two dimensions; family and friends. According to structural fit analysis X2/df = 0.988, NFI = 0.971, CFI = 0.980 and RMSA = 0.88.
Conclusions: The Persian version of the Lubben social network -6 scale has good validity and reliability in Iranian older people. Furthermore, given a low number of questions, it is a good tool for measuring social isolation in Persian elders.
Methods: This methodological study was a cross-sectional study conducted in 2016. Two hundred older people over sixty years old were randomly proportional to the population selected form all health care centers in Bojnurd. Interviewers completed the Persian version of lubben social network -6 scale. After calculating CVI and CVR, Cronbach alpha was used by SPSS and AMOS software and exploratory factor analysis of the first and second stages.
Results: In the present study, 39% of the older people scored less than 12. The value CVI=0.97 and CVR= 0.91. Cronbach's alpha for the total scale was 0.896. Exploratory factor analysis indicates two dimensions; family and friends. According to structural fit analysis X2/df = 0.988, NFI = 0.971, CFI = 0.980 and RMSA = 0.88.
Conclusions: The Persian version of the Lubben social network -6 scale has good validity and reliability in Iranian older people. Furthermore, given a low number of questions, it is a good tool for measuring social isolation in Persian elders.
Type of Study: Orginal Research |
Subject:
Basic Sciences
Received: 2019/07/24 | Accepted: 2020/01/5 | Published: 2020/10/1
Received: 2019/07/24 | Accepted: 2020/01/5 | Published: 2020/10/1
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