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)
Validation of the Italian version of the GHQ in a general practice setting
ZIMMERMANN, Christa;TANSELLA, Michele
1985-01-01
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)
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