Administered Italian versions of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and the Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS) to 120 consecutive attenders (aged 18+ yrs) at a general practice in Northern Italy. Findings indicate that the Italian versions of the GHQ and the CIS were feasible instruments for general-practice studies in Italy. GHQ misclassification rates and sensitivity and specificity values are presented for different cutoff scores, with a total score of 5 or more being the best discriminator between cases and noncases. The prevalence of confirmed cases in this sample was 47.5%, a rate higher than those reported in developed and developing countries. (22 ref) (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1986 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved)
Titolo: | Validation of the Italian version of the GHQ in a general practice setting |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 1985 |
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Abstract: | Administered Italian versions of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and the Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS) to 120 consecutive attenders (aged 18+ yrs) at a general practice in Northern Italy. Findings indicate that the Italian versions of the GHQ and the CIS were feasible instruments for general-practice studies in Italy. GHQ misclassification rates and sensitivity and specificity values are presented for different cutoff scores, with a total score of 5 or more being the best discriminator between cases and noncases. The prevalence of confirmed cases in this sample was 47.5%, a rate higher than those reported in developed and developing countries. (22 ref) (PsycLIT Database Copyright 1986 American Psychological Assn, all rights reserved) |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11562/4436 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01.01 Articolo in Rivista |