Acceptance of a psychiatric screening questionnaire by general practice attenders.
The general health questionnaire (GHQ) is a self-reporting psychiatric screening questionnaire which has been tested and validated in a number of languages and cultural settings. The translated and validated 30 item GHQ was given to a selected sample of women between 15 and 49 years attending a suburban general practice, as a part of a study on emotional disorder. The acceptance of the questionnaire was high with a compliance of 91.5% from those who were invited to participate. The majority of respondents showed much interest and willingness in filling in the questionnaire.
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.
Samarasinghe
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011570:Psychiatry; D013188:Sri Lanka; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires