Table 6 Loneliness, social support and reported contacts with health and social care professionals
Variables | Emotional Loneliness b | Emotional loneliness 95% CI | Social Loneliness b | Social Loneliness 95% CI | Social Support, Instrumental b | 95% CI | Social Support, Emotional b | 95% CI | Social Support, Total b | 95% CI | Health and social care professional contact b | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercept | 1.71 | (1.43 to 1.98) | 2.08 | (1.85 to 2.30) | 3.04 | (2.75 to 3.32) | 3.03 | (2.80 to 3.26) | 3.05 | (2.81 to 3.28) | 1.07 | (0.77 to 1.37) |
Treatment condition, Immediate | –0.20 | (–0.58 to 0.17) | –0.39 | (–0.71 to –0.08)a | 0.23 | (–0.17 to 0.63) | 0.16 | (–0.16 to 0.49) | 0.19 | (–0.14 to 0.52) | 0.11 | (–0.31 to 0.53) |
Phase 1, until week 4 | 0.02 | (–0.29 to 0.32) | 0.10 | (–0.17 to 0.37) | 0.14 | (–0.10 to 0.38) | –0.07 | (–0.28 to 0.15) | 0.02 | (–0.16 to 0.21) | 0.16 | (–0.22 to 0.55) |
Treatment condition × Time 1 | –0.08 | (–0.52 to 0.35) | –0.20 | (–0.58 to 0.18) | 0.02 | (–0.31 to 0.36) | 0.19 | (–0.10 to 0.49) | 0.13 | (–0.13 to 0.39) | –0.21 | (–0.75 to 0.34) |
Phase 2, after week 4 | 0.02 | (–0.20 to 0.23) | –0.04 | (–0.22 to 0.14) | –0.08 | (–0.25 to 0.09) | 0.08 | (–0.07 to 0.22) | 0.01 | (–0.12 to 0.14) | 0.01 | (–0.27 to 0.29) |
Treatment condition × Time 2 | 0.07 | (0.34 to 0.47) | 0.22 | (–0.13 to 0.57) | 0.03 | (–0.28 to 0.35) | –0.06 | (–0.35 to 0.22) | –0.01 | (–0.26 to 0.23) | –0.11 | (–0.64 to 0.42) |