TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of the psychometric properties of the scale of detection of existential loneliness in patients with advanced diseases
AU - Sirito, Silvia Viel
AU - Limonero, Joaquín T.
AU - Méndez, Jorge Maté
AU - Ortega, Dolors Mateo
AU - Martí, Montserrat Bernaus
AU - Itey, Vanesa Castejón
AU - Julvé, Cruz Sánchez
AU - Martínez-Romans, Jaume
AU - Sirgo, Agustina
AU - Rubio, Beatriz
AU - Vilanova, Lourdes Forn
AU - Fraguell, Clara
AU - Romero, María José Gómez
PY - 2019/4/8
Y1 - 2019/4/8
N2 - © 2019, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. All rights reserved. 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 <0.01). Through the statistical analysis of the ROC curves, it was determined that the scale had a sensitivity of 79.8% and a specificity of 74.6% and it is suggested that the cut-off point for the detection of EDSOL be a score of 5. Conclusions: The EDSOL scale has good psychometric properties, is simple, brief, reliable and easy to administer. We consider that is an useful scale to detect the presence of existential loneliness in hospitalized patients suffering from advanced diseases.
AB - © 2019, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. All rights reserved. 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 <0.01). Through the statistical analysis of the ROC curves, it was determined that the scale had a sensitivity of 79.8% and a specificity of 74.6% and it is suggested that the cut-off point for the detection of EDSOL be a score of 5. Conclusions: The EDSOL scale has good psychometric properties, is simple, brief, reliable and easy to administer. We consider that is an useful scale to detect the presence of existential loneliness in hospitalized patients suffering from advanced diseases.
KW - Advanced disease
KW - Existential loneliness
KW - Existential suffering
KW - Psychometric properties
KW - Screening
KW - Sensitivity
KW - Specificity
U2 - 10.5209/PSIC.63653
DO - 10.5209/PSIC.63653
M3 - Article
VL - 16
SP - 161
EP - 176
ER -