Validation of the Arabic versions of the Thirty- and Twelve-Item General Health Questionnaires in Primary Care Patients

El‐Rufaie, O. E. F.; Daradkeh, Tewfik K.

doi:10.1192/bjp.169.5.662

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“…Validated GHQ-12 for Arab population [20,41] contains an equal number of positive and negative items and Likert method of scoring was used for rating scale in this study. Likert method of scoring ranges from 0 to 3: where zero represents the healthiest and 3 representing poor healthy/ illness and total score can range from 0 to 36.…”

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The factor structure of the general health questionnaire (GHQ12) in Saudi Arabia

El-Metwally

Javed

Razzak

et al. 2018

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background: The General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) is one of the most unique and extensively used selfreport instruments for evaluating psychological disorders and strains. However, the factor structure of GHQ-12 has not been fully explored. The current study aims to assess the factorial structure of GHQ-12 in a large cross-sectional data-set extracted from Al Kharj central region of Saudi Arabia. Methods: Population based cross sectional data was extracted from January 2016 to June 2016 from Al Kharj population recruiting 1019 respondents aged 18 and above. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was applied together with multiple regression analysis to extract and retain factors. Mean GHQ-12 score for demographic and healthrelated traits were used for assessing this association. Statistical analysis was carried out using STATA version 12.1. Results: Three factors, including social dysfunction, anxiety, and loss of confidence were extracted from the factor structure. 55% of the overall variance was obtained through these factors. Total score of GHQ-12 ranged from 0 to 32 with a mean score of 12. Conclusion: Investigation of the factor structure of GHQ-12 demonstrated that GHQ-12 is a good measure for evaluating the general health of Saudi population. Future studies based on a larger sample size of non-clinical respondents will be useful to evaluate the practical effectiveness of GHQ-12 factors.

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The factor structure of the general health questionnaire (GHQ12) in Saudi Arabia

El-Metwally

Javed

Razzak

et al. 2018

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…The subjects worked in one university teaching hospital, one central hospital, and eight regional hospitals. They were distributed in the different occupations as follows: 7% physicians, 50% nurses, 4% other professionals, 13% laboratory and X-ray staff, 12% administrative staff, and 14% worked in maintenance, cleaning, and other activities.Psychological distress was measured with the 12-item version of Goldberg [1972] General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), which has produced results that correspond to the longer version of the GHQ [El-Rufaie and Daradkeh, 1996;Goldberg et al, 1997;Makowska et al, 2002]. The respondent rates each of the 12 items on symptoms of psychological distress (e.g.…”

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Stress factors predicting injuries of hospital personnel

Salminen

Kivimäki

Elovainio³

et al. 2003

American J Industrial Med

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“…However, other versions of the GHQ, namely GHQ-30 and GHQ-12, have been found valid instruments for psychiatric screening in an Arabic speaking population (El Rufaie & Daradkeh, 1996). The Cronbach's alpha for the current study was 0.87.…”

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Symptom Prevalence of PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Effect of Exposure and Mediating Factors on a Population from Southern Lebanon

Farhood¹,

Dimassi²

2006

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Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing this collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports (0704-0188), 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. (From -To) REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY) April 2006 REPORT TYPE Final DATES COVERED PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBERAmerican University of Beirut New York, New York 10017-2303 SPONSORING / MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSOR/MONITOR'S ACRONYM(S) U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel CommandFort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5012 SPONSOR/MONITOR'S REPORT NUMBER(S) DISTRIBUTION / AVAILABILITY STATEMENTApproved for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES ABSTRACTThe Israeli occupation of the South of Lebanon has affected the mental and physical health of the people living in the region. The current research aimed at studying the exposure to war related traumatic events, establishing the prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and level of General Psychiatric Morbidity, as well as looking at some predictor variables for PTSD among the general population. The sample consisted of 256 randomly selected participants in two adjacent towns. The instruments used were the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). The majority of the respondents had experienced one or more war-related traumatic events. The overall prevalence of PTSD was found to be 29.3%; among females the prevalence was 36.6% and among males 20.9%. The level of general psychiatric morbidity was high compared to studies in other countries. Both PTSD and psychiatric morbidity correlated highly with PTSD and general psychiatric morbidity. The main predictor for PTSD was the degree of exposure to traumatic events.15. Subject Terms (keywords previously assigned to proposal abstract or terms which apply to this award) traces on the psychological and physical health of the population in the area. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the exposure to traumatic events, the prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), general psychiatric morbidity and some modulating factors in a sample from the general population in South Lebanon. A survey on 256 persons was conducted in two adjacent towns in the formerly occupied r...

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Validation of the Arabic versions of the Thirty- and Twelve-Item General Health Questionnaires in Primary Care Patients

Abstract: The Arabic versions of both GHQ-30 and GHQ-12 are valid psychiatric screening instruments, with almost similar performance, for Arabic-speaking PHC patients.

Cited by 68 publications

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The factor structure of the general health questionnaire (GHQ12) in Saudi Arabia

The factor structure of the general health questionnaire (GHQ12) in Saudi Arabia

Stress factors predicting injuries of hospital personnel

Symptom Prevalence of PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Effect of Exposure and Mediating Factors on a Population from Southern Lebanon

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