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_aChoi, Namkee G. _eauthor _9985 |
| 245 | 0 | 0 | _aMeasuring Social Engagement Among Low-Income, Depressed Homebound Older Adults: Validation of the Social Engagement and Activities Questionnaire |
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| 520 | _aOBJECTIVES. To investigate the psychometric properties of the 10-item Social Engagement and Activities Questionnaire (SEAQ) to assess social-group, interpersonal interaction, and solitary activities among low-income, depressed homebound older adults (n=269). METHODS. We used principal component analysis (PCA) to evaluate the underlying dimensions of the 10-item full SEAQ and a 6-item abbreviated item set. We assessed evidence of validity for the SEAQ by examining relationships between the SEAQ and older adults' clinical characteristics: perceived social support, disability, and depressive symptoms. RESULTS. PCA results showed two components: (1) a general social-group activities engagement component; and (2) a low level of socialization (i.e., strong negative coefficients on the recreational activities and self-enrichment/educational activities and a negative coefficient for interpersonal interaction activities). The general social-group activities engagement component in both the full and abbreviated SEAQ were significantly positively correlated with the full and abbreviated SEAQ and perceived social support, providing evidence for convergent validity, and they were significantly negatively correlated with disability and depressive symptoms, providing evidence for discriminant validity. CONCLUSIONS. The present study provides evidence of validity for the use of the SEAQ to assess social engagement and activities among low-income, depressed homebound older adults. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS. The SEAQ may be used in future studies measuring changes in social engagement and activities in these older adults. | ||
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