The factor structure of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ): a scaled version for general practice in Spain

European Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 478-486

  Molina, J D ^a   Andrade Rosa, C ^b   Gonzalez Parra S ^a   Blasco Fontecilla, H ^a   Real, M A ^b   Pintor, C ^c  

^a Hospital Dr Rodríguez Lafora   (Spain)

^b Madrid Primary Care Clinic   (Spain)

^c Statistical advice   (Spain)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 28); Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SLEEP DISORDER; SPAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPAIN; TRANSLATING;

EID: 33749994489     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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