Table 2.
Community COVID: loneliness and wellbeing means and SDs.
| Measurement Scales | Items | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Please select one box (out of five: 1 = I don’t feel; 2 = I feel a little bit; 3 = I feel fairly; I feel quite a bit;5 = I feel extremely) for each word to indicate how you feel on a typical day. (UCL Museum Wellbeing Measure: range 6–30; total score ≥ 18 indicates high wellbeing) |
Active | 3.03 (1.12) |
| Alert | 3.26 (1.08) | |
| Enthusiastic | 3.12 (1.13) | |
| Excited | 2.39 (1.17) | |
| Happy | 3.06 (1.12) | |
| Inspired | 3.12 (1.10) | |
| Total wellbeing (out of 30) | 17.98 (6.72) | |
| Please select one box (out of three: 1 = Hardly ever;2 = Some of the time; 3 = Often) for each question to indicate how you feel on a typical day. (UCLA 3-Item Loneliness Scale: range 3–9; total score ≥ 6 indicates high loneliness) |
How often do you feel that you lack companionship? | 1.79 (0.72) |
| How often do you feel isolated from others? | 1.84 (0.68) | |
| How often do you feel left out? | 1.63 (0.72) | |
| Total loneliness (out of 9) | 5.27 (1.80) |