HOW WELL CAN A FEW QUESTIONNAIRE ITEMS INDICATE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

被引:358
作者
TAMBS, K [1 ]
MOUM, T [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV OSLO,DEPT BEHAV SCI MED,OSLO 3,NORWAY
关键词
ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03388.x
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
There is a need for a short form questionnaire with known psychometric characteristics that may be used as an indicator of level of global mental distress. A weighted sum of 5 questions from the Symptom Check List (SCL) anxiety and depression subscales (SCL-25) correlates at r = 0.92 with the global SCL-25 score. The alpha reliability for the (5-item) short form questionnaire was 0.85. Age differences seemed to be trivial, and sex differences were moderate. Descriptive statistics for short form scores in a large, representative sample are given.
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