Test results of construct validation hypotheses
| Hypothesis | Result |
| Loneliness is improved following social prescribing intervention. | Before 59.9, after 66.7 (t(732)=4.56, p<0.001) |
| Loneliness is worse in women than men. | Women 61.3, men 65.3 t(715)=−2.60, p=0.010) |
| Perceived loneliness is worse in younger people. | ANOVA by age group (F(6, 721)=7.54, p<0.001) |
| Loneliness has moderate correlation with personal well-being. | Correlation between loneliness and personal well-being is r=0.492 |
| Loneliness has moderate correlation with SDoH. | Correlation between loneliness and SDoH is r=0.467 |
| Loneliness has moderate correlation with health status. | Correlation between loneliness and health status is r=0.318 |
| Loneliness is correlated with health confidence. | Correlation between loneliness and health confidence is r=0.296 |
| Loneliness has low correlation with medication adherence. | Correlation between loneliness and medication adherence is r=0.295 |
| Loneliness has low correlation with patient experience. | Correlation between loneliness and patient experience is r=0.254 |
ANOVA, Analysis of variance; SDoH, social determinants of health.