[HTML][HTML] A phubbing scale tested in Bangladesh, Iran, and Pakistan: confirmatory factor, network, and Rasch analyses

CY Lin, MA Mamun, F Mamun, I Ullah, I Hosen… - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background Phubbing, a phenomenon of ignoring others in face-to-face conversations due
to mobile phone use, can be assessed using a Phubbing Scale (PS). Recently, the PS has …

Investigating the effectiveness of online interactive courses on loneliness and quality of life of older adults in the community during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A pilot …

SY Yang, CC Yang, YC Lee… - Geriatrics & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The early stage of the COVID‐19 pandemic was a critical time for increasing
loneliness, especially for older people. However, there is insufficient existing research on …

[PDF][PDF] Measuring loneliness: Psychometric properties of the three-item loneliness scale among community-dwelling adults

F Daniel, H Espírito-Santo, L Lemos, S Guadalupe… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Loneliness is a prevalent set of negative feelings associated with unsatisfactory and
reduced social interactions, inadequate social support, poor satisfaction with life and health …

[HTML][HTML] Study protocol of the 'HEAL-HOA'dual randomized controlled trial: Testing the effects of volunteering on loneliness, social, and mental health in older adults

LM Warner, D Jiang, DY Yeung, NG Choi… - Contemporary Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Interventions to reduce loneliness in older adults usually do not show sustained
effects. One potential way to combat loneliness is to offer meaningful social activities …

Factors influencing loneliness among older people using homecare services during the COVID‐19 pandemic

YC Wang, PH Lin, YL Lin, YC Lee, JY Wang… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Elderly homecare service users may reduce their level of social participation
and interpersonal interactions due to physiological loss, which may lead to loneliness and …

[HTML][HTML] The resilience of South African School teachers in the time of COVID-19: coping with risk of infection, loneliness, and anxiety

A Padmanabhanunni, T Pretorius - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated an overall increase in the global prevalence of mental
health disorders and psychological distress. However, against this backdrop, there was also …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement invariance and differential item functioning of the health literacy instrument for adults (HELIA): A large-scale cross-sectional study in Iran

M Alijanzadeh, CY Lin, R Yahaghi, J Rahmani, N Yazdi… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Health literacy is important for health behavior engagement. Therefore, it is important to
have a good instrument assessing health literacy with a theoretical framework. The present …

[HTML][HTML] A 4-year prospective investigation of predictive effects of prepandemic sexual stigma, affective symptoms, and family support on fear of COVID-19 among …

MF Huang, YP Chang, WJ Chou, CF Yen - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Aim This prospective study examined whether prepandemic sexual stigma, affective
symptoms, and family support can predict fear of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress and Subjective Well-Being Across Age: The Mediating Role of Social Resources

N Yazdani, F Falzarano… - … Journal of Aging …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures implemented to prevent
its spread dramatically shifted our social networks, interactions, and contexts, all of which …

[HTML][HTML] Loneliness, Methamphetamine Use, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Sexual Minority Men in the COVID-19 Era

EJ Ross, DE Jimenez, D Ghanooni, A Mendez… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Important gaps exist in our understanding of loneliness and biobehavioral
outcomes among sexual minority men (SMM), such as faster HIV disease progression. At the …