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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Validity of a short 5-item version of the general health questionnaire (g.h.q)
C Shamasunder1, T G Sriram, S G Murali Raj
1Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore - 560029.
Abstract:
A short 5-itcni version of the General Health Questionnaire (CIHQ - 5) was evaluated for its validity in a sample of attendants of Psychiatric Patients. In comparison to a standardized Interview Schedule, the GHQ - 5 was found to have a sensitivity of 86%, specificity of 89% and an overall misclassification rate of 13% with a cutting point of 1/2.
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