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. 2013 Nov 19;18(4):504–514. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2013.856863

Table 2.

Participants' scores on psychological, health, and social variables.

Characteristic
Psychological and health variables (n), M (SD), range
 WHO-5 (1243), 14.33 (6.41), 0–25
 Self-esteem (1250), 3.81 (1.05), 1–5
 Self-rated (poor) health (1237), 3.14 (0.91), 1–5
 GARS (1186), 25.47 (10.12), 18–72
Social variables (n), M (SD), range
 Income discomfort (1241), 2.61 (0.84), 1–5
 Family categories met weekly (1214), 1.73 (1.16), 0–5
 Non-family categories met twice weekly (1247), 0.98 (0.78), 0–2
 Activity (1172), 22.42 (13.04), 0–71
 Perceived community trust (1240), 11.40 (1.89), 3–15
 Perceived community integration (1242), 15.62 (2.39), 4–20
Emotional loneliness (1230), 1.62 (1.90), 0–6
Social loneliness (1240), 1.47 (1.61), 0–5
n (%)
Informal caregiving
 Yes 153 (12.3)
 No 1095 (87.7)
Informal care receipt
 Yes 269 (21.5)
 No 980 (78.5)
Receipt of medical care
 Yes 768 (61.3)
 No 485 (38.7)
Receipt of community care
 Yes 176 (14.1)
 No 1073 (85.9)

Note: WHO-5, World Health Organization-5 Well-Being Index; GARS, Groningen Activity Restriction Scale.