A Factor Analytic Study of the 60-Item General Health Questionnaire in Australian Community and General Practice Settings

1984 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. W. Burvill ◽  
M. W. Knuiman ◽  
R. A. Finlay-Jones
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Analytic Study ◽  
Physical Factors ◽  
Positive Finding ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
Factor Analytic Study ◽  
Significant Difference

A factor analytic study of responses to a 60-item General Health Questionnaire of people in general practice and in the community in Perth, Western Australia, was performed. Five identified factors, accounting for 46% of the variance, were very similar to factors identified in an English general practice study but differed from two published Australian studies. The statistic of a relative GHQ profile was generated to compare these factors in various sets of data. There was no significant difference between the relative GHQ profile in the community and general practice data or between demographic factors such as sex, social class and country of birth. The major positive finding was of an excess of overtly psychological factors in ‘cases’ compared with an excess of more physical factors in ‘non-cases’.

Responses of Australian patients with gynaecological disorders to the General Health Questionnaire: a factor analytic study

1978 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Worsley ◽  
W. A. W. Walters ◽  
E. C. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Small Degree ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Factors Analysis ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
Factor Analytic Study ◽  
Principal Factors

SynopsisOne hundred and twenty-seven out-patients attending a gynaecology clinic completed the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ, 60-item version) and a role problems checklist (RPCL). Principal factors analysis of the GHQ yielded 8 factors which were named: poor performance (which accounted for 63·3 % of total variance), depression-anxiety, sleep-disturbance, anhedonia-anergia, loss of confidence, general illness, social dysfunction and headache. These results were compared with previous principal components analyses of the GHQ (Goldberg, 1972; Goldberget al.1976).A multiple regression analysis indicated that age and 7 of the 8 factors were significantly related to the number of role problems reported by the patients. However, it appears that psychiatric distress (as measured by the GHQ) and role problems were only related to a small degree (multipleR2=12·69% only).

scholarly journals Psychological Effects of Fasting on Patients Suffering from Diabetes Type 2

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narjes Hazar ◽  
Somaye Gholami ◽  
Shima Shafiei ◽  
Mozhgan Hemmati ◽  
Masoud Rahmanian
Keyword(s):  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Diabetes Type 2 ◽  
Diabetes Type ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After

Objective: We conducted this study to compare the psychological effects between diabetic patients taking fast and non-fasting counterparts to better investigate the effects of fasting on mental health of diabetes sufferers. Materials and Methods: This study was a prospective cohort conducted among diabetic patients. In this study, two types of fasting and non-fasting patients were invited to take part. During One week before and after the Ramadan, all patients were asked to complete 28-scale General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). Results: In this study, 116 patients who were suffering from diabetes completed the study. They were compared with each other in format of three groups (two fasting and one non-fasting). Mean changes of total and subscales' score were negative in nearly all groups but there were no significant difference between groups. In addition, total and subscale A, B and C scores significantly increased (positive change) but subscale D score didn’t change in fasting patients during this month. Conclusion: The results of present study revealed that fasting during the whole month of Ramadan can exacerbate patients' general health in comparison with non-fasting patients. However, because we can't determine whether this finding is attributed to fasting regardless of diabetes or has been resulted from the co-existence of fasting and the disease, it is recommended to design a study to compare diabetic and healthy fasting individuals.

The psychological signs of the patients who receive treatment in the general clinic

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s508-s508
Author(s):  
L. Utas Akahn
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Surgery ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Adjustment Process ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Paranoid Ideation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Receive Treatment

BackgroundFor most of the physical illnesses, behavioral, emotional, cognitive and inter-personal reactions develop. These psychiatric conditions and reactions are actually the adjustment process of the organism.ObjectivesStudy is conducted in order to identify the psychiatric signs as well as findings of the patients who receive treatment in the general services of hospitals.MethodsThe study was carried out with a total of 500 patients who receive treatment in the general service of a hospital of a ministry of health in Turkey between February and May in 2015 by descriptive cross-sectional method. For collecting the data; patient charts, SCL 90-Rand general health questionnaire as well as hospital anxiety and depression scale were utilized. Kolmogorov Smirnov Normality test was applied for the average SCL90R and general health. Questionnaire, as a result of the test, it was detected that both scales did not meet the assumption of normality Therefore, Kruskal Wallis test of non-parametric was used.ResultsThe study showed no significant difference among the lengths of stay in the hospital according to the average SCL90-R and general health questionnaire It was observed that the patients in the cardiology, neurology, and plastic surgery departments had a higher rate of signs of obsessive compulsive disorders; that the patients in the plastic surgery and internal diseases departments had a higher rate of depressive signs; that the patients in the neurology and plastic surgery departments had a higher rate of paranoid ideation; and that the patients in the neurology service had a higher rate of psychoticism.ConclusionsOverall, it has been observed that the patients hospitalized in the neurology and plastic surgery services had more physiological signs compared to those receiving treatment in the other services.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his declaration of competing interest.

Severity of symptoms of psychiatric outpatients: use of the General Health Questionnaire in hospital and general practice patients

1975 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. P. Sims ◽  
P. H. Salmons
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Outpatient Service ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Outpatient ◽  
Screening Device ◽  
Matched Samples

SynopsisA sample of 91 new referrals to a community based psychiatric outpatient service was compared with a cross-matched control sample of 107 patients attending the general practitioner's surgery. The subjects in both groups completed the General Health Questionnaire and there was a very marked difference between the scores of the two groups. Seventy-five of the psychiatric group had a high score on the questionnaire, and a large number of these were extremely high, while 74 of the general practice group had a low score. The ‘false’ positives and negatives are discussed. It is considered that the validity of this questionnaire as a screening device for demonstrating psychiatric morbidity and severity in general practice is further established in this study by showing that in matched samples the expected psychiatric morbidity in general practice can be compared with the much greater morbidity in psychiatric outpatient referrals. For the psychiatric sample more patients showed high scores and these tended to be much higher.

The Interval General Health Questionnaire and its Relationship with Psychiatric Disorder in Community and General Practice Samples

1990 ◽  
Vol 157 (5) ◽  
pp. 686-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. Surtees ◽  
M. Tansella
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Diagnostic Significance ◽  
Formal Assessment ◽  
Summary Measures ◽  
Criterion Approach

This paper contrasts the usual scoring of the GHQ-30 with scoring based upon a criterion approach applied to only 12 of the GHQ items that takes account of the ‘diagnostic significance’ of the chosen items. Repeat assessments with this shorter form of the questionnaire (the l-GHQ), coupled with procedures to assess change, can be used to provide summary measures of symptom course in those research situations where available interview time precludes the use of more formal assessment methods.

scholarly journals The Study of General Health Status in the Students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Yazd

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Khazir ◽  
Sara Jambarsang ◽  
Masoumeh Abbasi-Shavazi
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
General Health Status ◽  
Significant Difference

Introduction: Students are predisposed to loss of general health due to the special circumstances of the education period. Considering that they constitute a significant proportion of the population, their general health status can be considered as a good basis to plan for their general health. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the general health status in students of Yazd University of Medical Sciences.  Methods: In this descriptive study, 272 students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in 2016 were selected by stratified random sampling method. Data collection instrument was a three-section questionnaire including demographic characteristics, lifestyle-related habits, a standard health questionnaire, and a general health questionnaire (GHQ)-28. After data collection was done, the data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16, descriptive and Independent T-test and one-way ANOVAs. Results: Findings of the study showed that 54.4% of students had a non-favorable general health status. The general health status of the students was not significantly associated with gender, education level, parents’ education level and residence status (p > 0.05). However, there was a significant difference in the variable of smoking. (p = 0.03), and this difference was more pronounced in the areas related to depression. Conclusion:Regarding the negative effects of the students' depression and smoking on their general health status,  it seems that the general health of the students can be improved by providing consulting services and designing and implementing preventive action.

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