Validity and Reliability of Persian Version of Lubben Social Netwok-6 Scale in Elderly Adult

Abstract

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 X 2 /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.

Validation of the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS‐6) and its association with self‐rated health amongst older adults in Puerto Rico

“…Translated versions of this abbreviated version appear to perform better than broader versions of the instrument with non‐English‐speakers (Hong et al, 2011; Myagmarjav et al, 2019). Linguistic translations of the LSNS‐6 have been validated in Chinese (Chang et al, 2018), Japanese (Kurimoto et al, 2011), Korean (Hong et al, 2011), Mongolian (Myagmarjav et al, 2019), Persian (Tavakoli Ghouchani et al, 2020), Portuguese (Ribeiro et al, 2012) and Thai (Thanakwang et al, 2012). Most LSNS‐6 translations have been validated with nonclinical samples of older adults (Chang et al, 2018; Myagmarjav et al, 2019; Ribeiro et al, 2012; Tavakoli Ghouchani et al, 2020; Thanakwang et al, 2012), but some have also been used to assess older adults undergoing general health check‐ups (Kurimoto et al, 2011) and family caregivers of older adults (Hong et al, 2011).…”

“…Most LSNS-6 translations have been validated with nonclinical samples of older adults (Chang et al, 2018;Myagmarjav et al, 2019;Ribeiro et al, 2012;Tavakoli Ghouchani et al, 2020;Thanakwang et al, 2012), but some have also been used to assess older adults undergoing general health check-ups (Kurimoto et al, 2011) and family caregivers of older adults (Hong et al, 2011). Moreno-Tamayo et al (2020) reported good internal consistency reliability (α = 0.80) for the LSNS-6 in Mexican older adults.…”

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the social frailty scale in Iranian older adults

“…Increased social participation, including frequent communication and participation in social activities, can reduce the risk of frailty in middle-aged and older adults. Thus, maintaining a robust social network helps to reduce social frailty and promote health and quality of life [ 34 , 35 ]. In addition to social isolation, social frailty is associated with other concepts due to its multidimensional nature.…”

“…The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the existence of this factor structure in the scale. The Cronbach’s alpha of the scale was calculated to be 0.896 [ 34 , 35 ]. The LSNS was used for construct validity by known-group comparisons.…”

“…It is essential for meeting basic social needs and avoiding social frailty. Therefore, it can be expected that an appropriate social frailty scale can differentiate between isolated and non-isolated people [ 34 , 35 ]. All participants completed the LSNS with the Persian version of the Social Frailty Scale to assess this psychometric property.…”