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Table 2 UCLA Social Loneliness Score

From: Social factors in frequent callers: a description of isolation, poverty and quality of life in those calling emergency medical services frequently

Score summaries

Frequency

Percent

Lonely (Score = 6–9)

33

49.25

Not Lonely (Score = 3–5)

32

47.76

Declined to answer

2

2.99

Questionnaire responses:

Variables (score)

Frequency

Percent

There are enough people I feel close to

Yes, enough people to feel close to (1)

31

46.3

More or less people to feel close to (2)

21

31.3

No people to feel close to (0)

12

17.9

Declined to answer

3

4.5

How often feel left out

Hardly ever feel left out (0)

27

40.3

Some of the time feel left out (1)

27

40.3

Often feel left out (2)

11

16.4

Declined to answer

2

3

How often feel isolated

Hardly ever feel isolated (0)

27

40.3

Some of the time feel isolated (1)

24

35.8

Often feel isolated (2)

14

20.9

Declined to answer

2

3