A systematic review of reviews on the psychometric properties of measures of older persons’ ability to build and maintain social relationships

Abstract Background Within the scope of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) world report on ageing and health and how healthy ageing was conceptualised, the WHO has been working with academia towards producing reviews of the psychometric properties of instruments that measure different domains of...

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Published in:Age and ageing 2023-10, Vol.52 (Supplement_4), p.iv133-iv137
Main Authors: Julião, Pedro Lobo, Fernandes, Óscar Brito, Alves, Janice P, Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Jotheeswaran, Mikton, Christopher, Diaz, Theresa, Pais, Sandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Databases, Factual
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Older people
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Reviews
Social relations
Systematic Review
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Summary:Abstract Background Within the scope of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) world report on ageing and health and how healthy ageing was conceptualised, the WHO has been working with academia towards producing reviews of the psychometric properties of instruments that measure different domains of functional ability. This study aimed to conduct a review of reviews to examine existing and validated instruments measuring the ability of older persons to build and maintain social relationships and to evaluate the psychometric properties of these instruments. Methods We searched for studies published in the English, Spanish and Portuguese languages. No restrictions were placed on the year of publication. The following databases were searched: PubMed, Embase, Psyinfo and Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Titles and abstracts were screened and selected articles were screened and reviewed independently by two reviewers. Results A total of 3,879 records were retrieved, of which 39 records were retrieved for full-text analysis. None of the reviews met the inclusion criteria, thus resulting in an empty review. Conclusions Considering the current definition of older persons’ functional ability to build and maintain social relationships, this review did not identify instruments that can measure both constructs simultaneously. We suggest the development of an instrument that simultaneously assesses the ability of older persons to build and maintain relationships.
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/afad106