Loneliness Scale

Loneliness Scale
Please use format day/month/year e.g. 12/05/1979

Scale

Indicate how often each of the statements below is descriptive of you.

I feel in tune with the people around me
I lack companionship
There is no one I can turn to
I do not feel alone
I feel part of a group of friends
I have a lot in common with the people around me
I am no longer close to anyone
My interests and ideas are shared by those around me
I am an outgoing person
There are people I feel close to
I feel left out
My social relationships are superficial
No one really knows me well
I feel isolated from others
I can find companionship when I want it
There are people who really understand me
I am unhappy being so withdrawn
People are around me but not with me
There are people I can talk to
There are people I can turn to

Many things that affect our health can’t be treated by doctors or medicine alone

Like loneliness, debt, or stress due to financial pressures or poor housing.

Social prescribing connects people to non-medical support to address these issues and other unmet needs.

This could involve a Social Prescribing Link Worker or an equivalent role:

  • Helping someone who is isolated join a befriending group, an art class or a community gardening project, based on what works for them.
  • Connecting someone struggling with financial stress to a service that helps with managing debt or claiming benefits.
  • Supporting someone with dementia to join a dementia choir, enabling them to maintain a sense of social connection.
  • Working with someone with high blood pressure to take up a form of exercise that they’re comfortable with.

Social prescribing can help change the circumstances that can make people unwell. It can empower people to manage existing health problems, to get the right benefits or get back into employment. It can help people to connect and to grow in confidence

Would you like a referral to our local social prescribing service?

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