Development and testing of a new measure of social connection for long‐term care homes: the SONNET study
The SONNET scale assesses social engagement and social connectedness (loneliness) for LTC home residents, with resident and staff-reported versions. It is feasible and acceptable to LTC residents and staff with promising reliability and validity, although we recommend further testing.
Authors
- Hannah Chapman
- SUBE BANERJEE
- Kirsten Corazzini
- Hannah O'Rourke
- Neha Dewan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7148-0986)
- Jennifer Bethell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6141-9011)
- Andrew Sommerlad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8895-7055)
- Madalena P. Liougas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2060-7323)
- Gill Livingston
- Katherine S McGilton
- Steven Stewart
- David Edvardsson
Institutions
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of New Hampshire (US)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (CA)
- University College London (GB)
- Umeå University (SE)
- Western University of Health Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70858_098452
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00