A scaled version of the General Health Questionnaire

Abstract

SYNOPSISThis study reports the factor structure of the symptoms comprising the General Health Questionnaire when it is completed in a primary care setting. A shorter, 28-item GHQ is proposed consisting of 4 subscales: somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction and severe depression. Preliminary data concerning the validity of these scales are presented, and the performance of the whole 28-item questionnaire as a screening test is evaluated. The factor structure of the symptomatology is found to be very similar for 3 independent sets of data.

Elevated cortisol levels and increased rates of diabetes and mood symptoms in Soviet Union-born Jewish immigrants to Germany

“…Patients were scored for depression and anxiety on the General Health Questionaire (Figure 1c). 14 We found that in comparison to NG subjects or RG, the population of JI had the highest rates of all three assessed parameters (diabetes mellitus 10.4%; salivary cortisol awakening response 31.473.3 nmol/l/h; anxiety and depression scores 10.5470.45 and 7.3470.64). In contrast, the prevalence rates of diabetes (6.8 vs 5.8%) and salivary cortisol awakening response (23.371.9 vs 21.671.4 nmol/l/h) did not differ between the groups of NG subjects and RG (Figure 1a and b) (Figure 1c).…”

Socioeconomic inequalities in quality of life and psychological outcomes among cardiac patients

“…Data collection was carried out from October 2004 till November 2006. To assess psychological well being, the GHQ 28 -General Health Questionnaire was used 30 . The GHQ 28 is designed to measure mental health status, and consists of 28 items divided into 4 subscales: physical symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, impairment of social functioning, and depression.…”

“…The cut-off point identifying a probable risk case is 5 positive answers 31 . A validation study of the GHQ 28 among people with chronic diseases has reported acceptable data on the internal consistency and validity of the scale 30 . The psychometric properties of the Slovak version of the GHQ 28 are discussed in a study by Nagyova et al 29 .…”

Death Anxiety Resilience; a Mixed Methods Investigation

“…The General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) [34], measures general psychological morbidity and global dysfunction. It comprises 28 items rated on a 4-point Likert scale (1="XXXX"; 4="xxxx).…”