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The factor structure of the GHQ: a scaled version for a hopital's general practice service in Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

M. E. Medina-Mora ,
G. P. Padilla ,
C. Campillo-Serrano ,
C. C. Mas ,
M. Ezbán ,
J. Caraveo  and
J. Corona
M. E. Medina-Mora*
Affiliation:
Research Department of Epidemiològical and Social Sciences, Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatria, Mexico
G. P. Padilla
Affiliation:
Research Department of Epidemiològical and Social Sciences, Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatria, Mexico
C. Campillo-Serrano
Affiliation:
Research Department of Epidemiològical and Social Sciences, Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatria, Mexico
C. C. Mas
Affiliation:
Research Department of Epidemiològical and Social Sciences, Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatria, Mexico
M. Ezbán
Affiliation:
Research Department of Epidemiològical and Social Sciences, Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatria, Mexico
J. Caraveo
Affiliation:
Research Department of Epidemiològical and Social Sciences, Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatria, Mexico
J. Corona
Affiliation:
Research Department of Epidemiològical and Social Sciences, Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatria, Mexico
*
1Address for correspondence: Ma Elena Medina-Mora, Research Department of Epidemiological and Social Sciences, Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatria, (Antiguo Camino a Xochimilco 101), Mexico 22, D.F.
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Synopsis

This paper reports the factor structure of the symptoms comprising the GHQ when it is administered in the general practiāe service of a hospital. Two shorter versions are proposed: one with 6 scales and 30 items, and the other with 4 scales and 28 items. The latter is compared with the 28-item English version. Preliminary data concerning the validity of the scales are presented. In a comparison of the screening potentiality of the 60- and 28-item versions, no significant differences were found.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , May 1983 , pp. 355 - 361
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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