“…There was great variety in the measurement tools used to assess social isolation and its related dimensions. Instruments included: Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS) (Franck et al, 2016 ; Heins et al, 2021 ), two questions on social isolation developed by authors (Franck et al, 2016 ), Internally developed social support scale (Hagan et al, 2014 ), Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Social Support Survey (Hagan et al, 2014 ; Heins et al, 2021 ; Shvedko et al, 2018 ), social provisions scale (Hagan et al, 2014 ; Heins et al, 2021 ), The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Pool et al, 2017 ; Shvedko et al, 2018 ; Heins et al, 2021 ), Duke Social Support Index (Heins et al, 2021 ; Sims‐Gould et al, 2017 ; Tricco et al, 2022 ; Wister et al, 2021 ), the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS)—Social Isolation (six‐item) (Wister et al, 2021 ), Social activities from the RAND Social Health Battery (one item on social participation) (Cohen‐Mansfield & Perach, 2015 ), Items from the Older American Resources and Services (OARS) social resource rating scale (custom item on satisfaction with socialization) (Cohen‐Mansfield & Perach, 2015 ), Items tapping daily activities and social contact (Cohen‐Mansfield & Perach, 2015 ), and Social Provisions Scale (Heins et al, 2021 ), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) (Shvedko et al, 2018 ; Heins et al, 2021 ), Self‐report of social Interaction and social network (Cohen‐Mansfield & Perach, 2015 ; Heins et al, 2021 ).…”