Table 5.

Loneliness and consultation frequency

Sources	Number	Percent	Loneliness Scale score (mean ± SD)	p value*
Parents	516			0.018
Never	30	5.8%	38.8 ± 10.6
Once a year	14	2.7%	41.9 ± 5.7
Four times a year	45	8.7%	35.2 ± 10.1
Once a month	138	26.7%	37.3 ± 9.0
Once a week	123	23.8%	35.1 ± 10.1
2+ times/week	166	32.2%	35.0 ± 9.7
Friends	516		<.0001
Never	56	10.9%	42.1 ± 9.5
Once a year	39	7.6%	37.8 ± 8.4
Four times a year	62	12.0%	39.1 ± 10.8
Once a month	210	40.7%	35.7 ± 9.2
Once a week	97	18.8%	32.4 ± 8.0
2+ times/week	52	10.1%	33.7 ± 10.3
Neighbors	511		0.027
Never	290	56.8%	37.0 ± 9.9
Once a year	42	8.2%	36.2 ± 8.9
Four times a year	47	9.2%	36.3 ± 9.7
Once a month	91	17.8%	34.6 ± 9.3
Once a week	30	5.9%	31.1 ± 8.2
2+ times/week	11	2.2%	35.5 ± 8.4
Specialists	514			0.020
Never	95	18.5%	39.0 ± 9.6
Once a year	125	24.3%	36.0 ± 9.7
Four times a year	134	26.1%	35.2 ± 9.8
Once a month	142	27.6%	35.0 ± 9.4
Once a week	9	1.8%	40.0 ± 8.6
2+ times/week	9	1.8%	33.7 ± 8.7

*One-way analysis of variance