Development of social contact and loneliness measures with validation in social prescribing

Aims This paper describes two patient-reported measures of social contact and loneliness, which are closely related concepts. The first measure (R-Outcomes Social Contact measure) was developed from scratch, based on customer needs and literature review. It covers emotional and social aspects using...

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Main Authors: Tim Benson, Helen Seers, Nicola Webb, Philippa McMahon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:BMJ Open Quality
Online Access:https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/10/2/e001306.full