Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Scale of Detection of Existential Loneliness in patients with advanced diseases

Autor:	Silvia Viel Sirito, Joaquín T. Limonero, Jorge Maté Méndez, Dolors Mateo Ortega, Montserrat Bernaus Martí, Vanesa Castejón Itey, Cruz Sánchez Julvé, Jaume Martínez-Romans, Agustina Sirgo, Beatriz Rubio, Lourdes Forn Vilanova, Clara Fraguell, María José Gómez Romero
Jazyk:	Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	enfermedad avanzada soledad existencial sufrimiento existencial escala de detección propiedades psicométricas sensibilidad especificidad Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282 Psychology BF1-990
Zdroj:	Psicooncologia, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 161-176 (2019)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1696-7240 1988-8287
DOI:	10.5209/PSIC.63653
Popis:	Aim: To analyze the psychometric properties and the clinical utility of the Scale of Existential Loneliness (EDSOL) in hospitalized patients with advanced disease. Method: To determine the psychometric properties of the scale, the EDSOL scale was administered along with other instruments to 103 adult patients with advanced diseases admitted to 5 palliative care units of Catalan hospitals. Results: The scale presents an excellent reliability measured through Cronbach’s alpha (0.902) and adequate temporal stability (r = 0.71). The scale showed positive and significant correlations with anxiety and depression of the HADS scale and with the overall score of HADS, as well as with the clinical psychological assessment (p
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