GHQ-28

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GHQ-28	General Health Questionnaire of 28 items

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The GHQ-28 is a self-administered screening test, which is sensitive to the presence of psychiatric disorders in individuals presenting in primary care settings and non-psychiatric clinical settings.

A study of psychiatric morbidity in patients presenting to secondary health care

Quality of life and psychiatric morbidity was assessed using Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire3 and General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28).4 Data were entered into Microsoft Office Excel 2007 and analysis was carried out using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 17 software.

Quality of life in patients with alopecia areata attending dermatology department in a tertiary care centre - A cross-sectional study

Items of GHQ-28 are scored as 0 for the first two responses on a Likert type scale and 1 for the other two.

Assessment of psychological distress and quality of life in lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: A single center experience

The GHQ-28 is a 28-item questionnaire used to measure emotional distress in medical settings in four subscales such as somatic symptoms (items 1-7), anxiety/insomnia (items 8-14), social dysfunction (items 15-21), and severe depression (items 22-28).

The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Emotional Wellbeing and Glycemic Control of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

In the GHQ-28 questionnaire assessment, the ashwagandha group showed clear reductions in many stress-related symptoms, including the following:

No One Has Adrenal Fatigue. But They Might Have Something Else

The patients were assessed with the GHQ-28, SF-36 pre-and post-intervention, and six-month post-intervention (follow-up).

The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy on Psychological Symptoms and Quality of Life in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The data gathered in this study included demographic questionnaire and the standardized questionnaire GHQ-28. Demographic questionnaire was developed by researchers based on scientific resources and on the objectives of the study.

The Effect of Partnership Care Model on Mental Health of Patients with Thalassemia Major

Because of the very numerous questions and questionnaires involved, we had to limit additional measures to assess depression or anxiety symptoms and thus made use of the GHQ-28 subscales.

Role of Alexithymia, Anxiety, and Depression in Predicting Self-Efficacy in Academic Students

The metric properties of the GHQ-28 have been explored in numerous studies [64, 65].

Exploration of the Association between Nurses' Moral Distress and Secondary Traumatic Stress Syndrome: Implications for Patient Safety in Mental Health Services