Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS): Arabic - Vacau
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS): Arabic - Vacau
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS): Arabic - Vacau
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
General Health Questionnaire–30:<br />
Italian<br />
SOURCE PUBLICATION:<br />
Fontanesi, F., Gobetti, C., Zimmermann-Tansella, Ch., & Tansella, A. (1985).<br />
Validation of the Italian version of the GHQ in a general practice setting.<br />
Psychological Medicine, 15, 411-415.<br />
CONTACT:<br />
Copyright holder.<br />
COPYRIGHT:<br />
Mirella Ruggeri (mirella.ruggeri@univr.it) <strong>and</strong> Michele Tansella<br />
(mirella.ruggeri@univr.it), Department of Medicine <strong>and</strong> Public Health, University of<br />
Verona, Section of Psychiatry, Ospedale Policlinico, 37134 Verona, Italy.<br />
Web page: http://medicina.univr.it/-psymed/index.html<br />
POPULATION FOR WHICH THIS VERSION WAS TRIALED:<br />
Perth, Western Australia, community based sample of Italian-born residents.<br />
Aged between 25 – 85. The majority had lived in Australia in excess of 30 years.<br />
PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES:<br />
• Validity: Unknown.<br />
• Sensitivity <strong>and</strong> Specificity: Good Sensitivity <strong>and</strong> specificity reported in a<br />
Perth community based sample. Additional evidence is needed. Note that<br />
the scoring method used in the Perth study is unknown.<br />
• Reliability: No information available.<br />
• Norms: None.<br />
OVERALL COMMENT:<br />
Very limited evidence on the psychometric properties of this instrument. Further<br />
research is needed. While not reviewed in this Compendium, two validation<br />
studies were conducted prior to 1990 <strong>and</strong> are listed below <strong>and</strong> at the top of this<br />
page. Use is recommended with caution (see explanatory note on page 14.)<br />
45
Change language