Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress

Kessler, Ronald C.; Andrews, Gavin; Colpe, Lisa J.; Hiripi, Èva; Mroczek, Daniel K.; Normand, Sharon‐Lise T.; Walters, Ellen E.; Zaslavsky, Alan M.

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“…Respondents were also asked to indicate their smoking status. The six‐item Kessler‐6 (K6 25) was employed to measure psychological distress in the past 4 weeks. Scores were classified into low (scores of 6–11), moderate (scores of 12–19) or high (scores of 20–30) psychological distress 26.…”

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National estimates of Australian gambling prevalence: f indings from a dual‐frame omnibus survey

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Background, aims and designThe increase in mobile telephone‐only households may be a source of bias for traditional landline gambling prevalence surveys. Aims were to: (1) identify Australian gambling participation and problem gambling prevalence using a dual‐frame (50% landline and 50% mobile telephone) computer‐assisted telephone interviewing methodology; (2) explore the predictors of sample frame and telephone status; and (3) explore the degree to which sample frame and telephone status moderate the relationships between respondent characteristics and problem gambling.Setting and participantsA total of 2000 adult respondents residing in Australia were interviewed from March to April 2013.MeasurementsParticipation in multiple gambling activities and Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI).FindingsEstimates were: gambling participation [63.9%, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 61.4–66.3], problem gambling (0.4%, 95% CI = 0.2–0.8), moderate‐risk gambling (1.9%, 95% CI = 1.3–2.6) and low‐risk gambling (3.0%, 95% CI = 2.2–4.0). Relative to the landline frame, the mobile frame was more likely to gamble on horse/greyhound races [odds ratio (OR) = 1.4], casino table games (OR = 5.0), sporting events (OR = 2.2), private games (OR = 1.9) and the internet (OR = 6.5); less likely to gamble on lotteries (OR = 0.6); and more likely to gamble on five or more activities (OR = 2.4), display problem gambling (OR = 6.4) and endorse PGSI items (OR = 2.4‐6.1). Only casino table gambling (OR = 2.9) and internet gambling (OR = 3.5) independently predicted mobile frame membership. Telephone status (landline frame versus mobile dual users and mobile‐only users) displayed similar findings. Finally, sample frame and/or telephone status moderated the relationship between gender, relationship status, health and problem gambling (OR = 2.9–7.6).ConclusionGiven expected future increases in the mobile telephone‐only population, best practice in population gambling research should use dual frame sampling methodologies (at least 50% landline and 50% mobile telephone) for telephone interviewing.

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National estimates of Australian gambling prevalence: f indings from a dual‐frame omnibus survey

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“…These covariates were assessed from self-reported items of the survey and included demographic characteristics (age, sex, education, race/ethnicity, nativity, income); factors related to access to care (insurance status, number of visits to the doctor in the previous year, and access to an automobile); and health status variables (duration of diabetes, general health condition and nonspecific psychological distress assessed using the Kessler 6 (K6) Scale). 31 Urbanicity (living in an urban versus rural setting) was assessed in the CHIS using population density at the zip code level for all respondents.…”

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Self-reported Neighborhood Safety and Nonadherence to Treatment Regimens Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Billimek

Sorkin

2011

J GEN INTERN MED

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“…items on the questionnaire were read out to participants and they were taken through each item in the language they spoke. We excluded pregnant women and those judged by the researcher and/or the doctor to be too unwell to participate (patients with terminal illnesses or who had acute emergencies requiring hospital admission (24) . The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) measures psychological distress, and specifically symptoms of depression and anxiety, in the previous 30 d. It has ten questions with response options ranging from 'none of the time' to 'all of the time' on a five-point Likert-style scale that is scored from 1 to 5 and is intended to yield a global measure of distress based on questions about anxiety and depressive symptoms experienced in the most recent 4-week period.…”

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Psychological distress, gender and dietary factors in South Asians: a cross-sectional survey

Bhattacharyya

Marston

Walters

et al. 2013

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Psychological distress, defined as symptoms of depression and anxiety, is an increasingly important public health issue in developing countries. Little is known about the extent to which adverse dietary factors are associated with psychological distress in South Asians. Our aim was to compare the associations of diet and psychological distress in men and women in Goa, India. Design: Cross-sectional study of consecutive attendees in nine urban and rural general practices in Goa, India in 2004-2005. All participants completed an FFQ on their dietary intake in a typical week. Psychological distress was measured using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), a WHO-validated screening instrument. Results: Consecutive attendees (n 1512; 601 men and 911 women) aged 30 to 75 years participated. Moderate and high scores of psychological distress were detected in significantly more women than men (eighty-eight men v. 264 women, unadjusted OR 5 0?39; 95 % CI 0?29, 0?52). Those who ate one or more portions of fish weekly had nearly half the prevalence of distress in both sexes (women, OR 5 0?52; 95 % CI 0?29, 0?91; men, OR 5 0?50; 95 % CI 0?25, 0?99) and this was independent of age, marital status, education, income, religion and living alone. Conclusions: Psychological distress is significantly lower with fish intake in both sexes. Further longitudinal work is needed to establish temporal relationships. Addressing psychological distress is becoming an increasingly significant public health priority in both high-and low-income countries.

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Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress

Cited by 8,258 publications

References 44 publications

National estimates of Australian gambling prevalence: f indings from a dual‐frame omnibus survey

National estimates of Australian gambling prevalence: f indings from a dual‐frame omnibus survey

Self-reported Neighborhood Safety and Nonadherence to Treatment Regimens Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Psychological distress, gender and dietary factors in South Asians: a cross-sectional survey

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