The 12-Item General Health Questionnaire as an Effective Mental Health Screening Tool for General Korean Adult Population
Psychiatry Investigation
;
: 352-358, 2013.
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| ID: wpr-126146
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) has been used extensively in various settings across different cultures. This study was conducted to determine the thresholds associated with optimum sensitivity and specificity for the GHQ-12 in Korean adults.METHODS:
Data was acquired from a sample of 6,510 Korean adults, ages 18 to 64 years old, who were selected from the 2005 Census (2,581 men and 3,929 women). Participants completed the GHQ-12 and the Korean Composite International Diagnostic Interview (K-CIDI). Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was conducted.RESULTS:
The mean GHQ-12 score for the total sample was 1.63 (SD 1.98). The internal consistency of the GHQ-12 was good (Cronbach's alpha=0.72). Results from the ROC curve indicated that the GHQ-12 yielded greater accuracy when identifying mood and anxiety disorders than when identifying all mental disorders as a whole. The optimal threshold of the GHQ-12 was either 1/2 or 2/3 point depending on the disorder, but was mainly 2/3.CONCLUSION:
The Korean version of the GHQ-12 could be used to screen for individuals at high risk of mental disorders, namely mood and anxiety disorders.
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Asunto principal:
Trastornos de Ansiedad
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Salud Mental
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Curva ROC
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Sensibilidad y Especificidad
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Censos
/
Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio pronóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Adulto
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Psychiatry Investigation
Año:
2013
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