title: Validation of the General Health Questionnaire in female video display unit (VDU) operators in Singapore.
abstract: Fifty-seven Chinese female Video Display Unit operators employed in a multi-national company were asked to complete the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). This is part of a study on stress and asthenopia in this group of workers. Validity of the GHQ-28 was determined by comparison with the Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS). The GHQ-28 was found to give optimum results with a cut-off score of 5/6. The CIS classified 28.07% as cases and this was comparable to the estimated prevalence of 28.03% derived from the GHQ.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chew
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001248:Asthenopia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D016288:Computer Terminals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health