PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND FACTOR STRUCTURE OF GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 28 (GHQ-28) IN IRANIAN PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS

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EBRAHIMI AMR ELAH; MOUSAVI SEYED GHAFOUR; BORNAMANESH A.R.; YAGHOUBI MOHAMMAD

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Journal: Journal of Research in Behavioral Sciences Year:2007 | Volume:5 | Issue:1 (9) Page(s): 5-12

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PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND FACTOR STRUCTURE OF GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 28 (GHQ-28) IN IRANIAN PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS

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GHQ-28Q3

FACTOR STRUCTUREQ2

CUT–OFF POINTQ3

PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIESQ3

GENERAL HEALTHQ2

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Introduction: The aim of this survey was to assess PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES of GHQ-28 in Iranian psychiatric population and appropriating it as a screening instrument for assessing GENERAL HEALTH in this population.Method and Materials: This was a psychometric study executed on 80 psychiatric patients and 80 matched normal participants. The assessments consisted of a psychiatrist’s interview based on DSM.IV criteria, and administration of GHQ-28 and a demographic questionnaire. Data was analyzed using factor, discrimination and regression analysis methods, as well as Pearson’s correlation co-efficient, Spearman- Brown’s and Guttmann’s split tests.Findings: Four factors were extracted from the GHQ-28, of which the first three explained the most percenttage of variance. Clinical cut-off point, sensitivity, specificity and classification error were found to be 24, 0.80, 0.99, 0.10 respectively. Criterion validity Chronbach's alpha and split reliability co-efficient were found to be 0.78, 0.97 and 0.90 respectively.Discussion: Factor analysis revealed that the four factors which are the basics in this questionnaire have a high internal consistency. The calculated optimal clinical cut-off point for screening GENERAL HEALTH in Iranian population was 24 which ensure optimal psychometric indices. Coefficients of criterion validity, structural validity and reliability showed that GHQ-28 is one of the most valid instruments for screening GENERAL HEALTH.

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EBRAHIMI, AMR ELAH, MOUSAVI, SEYED GHAFOUR, BORNAMANESH, A.R., & YAGHOUBI, MOHAMMAD. (2007). PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND FACTOR STRUCTURE OF GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 28 (GHQ-28) IN IRANIAN PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES, 5(1 (9)), 5-12. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/106461/en

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EBRAHIMI AMR ELAH, MOUSAVI SEYED GHAFOUR, BORNAMANESH A.R., YAGHOUBI MOHAMMAD. PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND FACTOR STRUCTURE OF GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 28 (GHQ-28) IN IRANIAN PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES[Internet]. 2007;5(1 (9)):5-12. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/106461/en

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AMR ELAH EBRAHIMI, SEYED GHAFOUR MOUSAVI, A.R. BORNAMANESH, and MOHAMMAD YAGHOUBI, “PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND FACTOR STRUCTURE OF GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 28 (GHQ-28) IN IRANIAN PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS,” JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES, vol. 5, no. 1 (9), pp. 5–12, 2007, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/106461/en

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