Is the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) confounded by scoring method in individuals with facial disfigurement?
| dc.contributor.author | Martin, C.R. | * |
| dc.contributor.author | Newell, Robert J. | * |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-07-08T12:46:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-07-08T12:46:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Martin, C.R. and Newell, R.J. (2005). Is the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) confounded by scoring method in individuals with facial disfigurement? Psychology and Health. Vol. 20, No.5, pp. 651-659. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10454/2955 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The GHQ-12 has been recommended as a reliable screening instrument for psychological distress in all clinical groups. The usefulness of the GHQ-12 was evaluated in individuals with significant facial disfigurement by examination of the impact of alternative scoring methods on case detection rates. The type of scoring method used had a significant impact on the relative prevalence of `cases'. However, examination of the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) of the alternative scoring methods revealed a good fit between methods. The use of the GHQ-12 as a screening instrument to determine psychological distress in individuals with facial disfigurement may be enhanced by inclusion of an appearance-specific measure in the screening schedule and by the adoption of one scoring method; the GHQ method. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14768320500060061 | en |
| dc.subject | Facial disfigurement | en |
| dc.subject | Screening | en |
| dc.subject | GHQ-12 | en |
| dc.title | Is the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) confounded by scoring method in individuals with facial disfigurement? | en |
| dc.status.refereed | Yes | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |