Social isolation and loneliness are common among older adults. They are associated with high morbidity and mortality, with an impact comparable to that of other known risk factors such as obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, etc.
To date, there is no tool to measure social isolation and loneliness for patients living in the French West Indies. Applying unadapted and unvalidated tools to them without taking into account local ethnocultural realities would be risky.
The investigators believe it is necessary to adapt the scales used to measure social isolation and loneliness for a population living in the French West Indies.
Through this study, the investigators propose adapting the Lubben Social Network Scale, a social isolation questionnaire, for this population and conducting its psychometric validation.
Patient ≥ 65 years old,
Hospitalized (Geriatric Day Hospital (HDJ) or Geriatric Medical Care and Rehabilitation Service (SMT)), or seen in geriatric external consultation,
MMS ≥ 20,
Patient able to understand and answer a self-administered questionnaire in French,
Patient with sensory disorders preventing completion of the questionnaire,
Patient unable to consent to participate in the study,
Patient under legal protection, guardianship, or curatorship,
Patient who has refused to participate in the study.
Patients aged of 65 or older
Cohort
Prospective
Self-assessment questionnaire
Other intervention150 patients aged of 65 or older will pass the Lubben Social Network Scale questionnaire. The Duke Health Profile questionnaire will be also passed by the subject, for the convergent validity.
Transcultural validation of the Lubben Social Network Scale questionnaire
It will be a question of obtaining a version translated into French. The translated version tested on a small group of patients (15-40) will be submitted to the author of the original version of the tool, along with a report highlighting and explaining all the modifications and difficulties noted by a group of experts.
Psychometric validation of the Lubben Social Network Scale questionnaire
Questionnaire will be passed by 150 subjects. Following parameters will be measured: feasibility and acceptability, validity, reliability, and sensitivity to change.
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