A study of the validity of the scaled version of the General Health Questionnaire in paralysed spinally injured out-patients

Griffiths, T. C.; Myers, D. H.; Talbot, Anthony

doi:10.1017/s0033291700028580

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“…The GHQ-28 yields both an overall score and factor scores on each of four scales: somatic symptoms, anxiety/insomnia, social dysfunction, and depression. The GHQ-28 has good reliability and validity and has been very widely used to screen for psychological disorder in medical settings (Griffiths, Myers, & Talbot, 1993).…”

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Schemata As Moderators of Clinical Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Cognitive Behavioral Program for Patients with Depression Or Anxiety Disorders

Halford

Bernoth-Doolan²,

Eadie

2002

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The authors examined the clinical effectiveness of a comprehensive cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) program offered to patients with depression or anxiety disorders. They also tested the prediction, based on Young's schema-focused approach to therapy, that endorsement of maladaptive cognitive schemata predicts poor response to standard CBT. One hundred thirty-four consecutive referrals were assessed on a battery of self-report measures at the commencement of the program, and 121 of these patients (90%) completed the program and provided posttreatment data. Two thirds of the patients showed statistically reliable symptom reduction, and half had large effect size (0.8 standard deviations or more) symptom reduction. Contrary to predictions, greater initial endorsement of schemata did not predict poor therapy response. The CBT program was effective for most patients, including patients with high endorsement of maladaptive schemata.

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Schemata As Moderators of Clinical Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Cognitive Behavioral Program for Patients with Depression Or Anxiety Disorders

Halford

Bernoth-Doolan²,

Eadie

2002

Behav Modif

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“…39 The GHQ-28 has excellent internal consistency (a ¼ 0.82). 40 The BSI depression subscale's validity ranges from adequate to excellent, when compared with the SRS (r ¼ 0.52) 35 and DASS-21 (0.70). 41 Two studies report the sensitivity and specificity data for the BSI depression subscale and one for the anxiety subscale.…”

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A systematic review of depression and anxiety measures used with individuals with spinal cord injury

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Study design: A systematic review. Objectives: To review and assess the psychometric properties of depression and anxiety instruments used with populations with spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: Vancouver, Canada. Methods: Electronic databases were searched for papers reporting psychometric properties of depression and anxiety instruments. Pre-established criteria were used to assess the psychometric properties. Results: Thirteen papers reporting on the psychometric properties of 13 depression and anxiety instruments are used in this review, and include BDI, BSI, CESD-20, CESD-10, DASS-21, GHQ-28, HADS, Ilfeld-PSI, MEDS, PHQ-9, PHQ-9-Short, SCL-90-R, and the Zung SRS. Reliability data are available for 10 instruments, and validity results are available for 12 instruments. Evidence spanned the spectrum of evaluation criteria varying from poor to excellent. Responsiveness data are generally lacking. Conclusion: Given that the reliability and validity findings range for the most part from adequate to excellent, and the large amount of work to develop cutoff scores specific for populations with SCI, at present there is no need to develop SCI-specific instruments. As psychometric properties of one measure do not clearly stand out, it is difficult to recommend the use of one over another. Overall, more psychometric data are needed, and if the instruments are to be used to evaluate treatment outcomes or change over time, responsiveness data are also required. Administering the instruments in tandem with each other and with clinical diagnostic interviews would provide valuable information, as would comparison of results to normative data specific to individuals with SCI.

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“…The same method was used in a study of the validity of the scaled version of the General Health Questionnaire in paralysed spinally injured outpatients. 21 The`reproducibility' and`validity' of the questions was generally satisfactory. Some of the questions, however, may need to be changed to further improve their usefulness and reliability.…”

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Reproducibility and validity of a questionnaire filled in by spinal cord lesioned individuals before regular follow-up

et al. 2001

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Objective: To speed up and focus (biennial) check-ups of out-patients with spinal cord lesions by means of a brief mail questionnaire concerning speci®c impairments as well as general life conditions. Method: A trial 69-item questionnaire was ®lled in twice, at home and on arrival for checkup, and, for a third time, by the physician during the consultation. Out of 115 check-ups, 107 and 105 could be included in a reproducibility and validity assessment respectively. Results: Excellent agreement between the ®rst two completions (`reproducibility') and between the markings made at home and those made by the physician (`validity') was obtained for the majority of the items. Those items not performing satisfactorily, not least those relating to defecation, were scrutinised. Conclusion: After revision, the questionnaire can serve the above mentioned purposes in a cost-e ective and clinically satisfying manner. Further bene®ts are envisaged by computerised longitudinal monitoring of the patients' answers. Finally, we have pointed towards weak items/questions in our questionnaire, and we hope this can be of help to others who want to use similar questionnaires in their daily practice.

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A study of the validity of the scaled version of the General Health Questionnaire in paralysed spinally injured out-patients

Cited by 21 publications

References 24 publications

Schemata As Moderators of Clinical Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Cognitive Behavioral Program for Patients with Depression Or Anxiety Disorders

Schemata As Moderators of Clinical Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Cognitive Behavioral Program for Patients with Depression Or Anxiety Disorders

A systematic review of depression and anxiety measures used with individuals with spinal cord injury

Reproducibility and validity of a questionnaire filled in by spinal cord lesioned individuals before regular follow-up

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