Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for ULS-8 items
| Item | Never N (%) |
Rarely N (%) |
Sometimes N (%) |
Always N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. How often do you feel that you lack companionship? | 40 (10.0) | 57 (14.3) | 205 (51.4) | 97 (24.3) |
| 2. How often do you feel that there is no one you can turn to? | 60 (15.0) | 66 (16.5) | 195 (48.9) | 78 (19.6) |
| 3. How often do you feel that you are an outgoing person? | 59 (14.8) | 108 (27.1) | 164 (41.1) | 68 (17.0) |
| 4. How often do you feel left out? | 41 (10.3) | 73 (18.3) | 194 (48.6) | 91 (22.8) |
| 5. How often do you feel isolated from others? | 32 (8.0) | 61 (15.3) | 199 (49.9) | 107 (26.8) |
| 6. How often can you find companionship when you want it? | 37 (9.3) | 71 (17.8) | 179 (44.9) | 112 (28.1) |
| 7. How often do you feel unhappy being so withdrawn? | 34 (8.5) | 57 (14.3) | 176 (44.1) | 132 (33.1) |
| 8. How often do you feel people are around you but not with you? | 35 (8.8) | 55 (13.8) | 195 (48.9) | 114 (28.6) |
ULS-8 UCLA Loneliness Scale-8, N number of participants