ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Kupthiratsaikul V,

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: The Assessment of Psychological Health by the General Health Questionnaire-28, Thai Version.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Siriraj Hospital Gazette, Vol. 52, No 10, October 2000. Page 647-654

รายละเอียด / Details:

The prevalence of psychological problems in rehabilitation patients was assessed, using the General Health Questionnaire-28, Thai version (Thai GHQ-28) and the Barthel Index score for the assessment of functional ability in self care. One-hundred and thirteen subjects; 55 men and 58 women with an a verage age of 38.8 +-17.2 years (min, max = 10,83) were studued. The average score of Thai GHQ-28 and Barthel score were 7.0+-5.8 and 52.6+-34.1 respectively, and the prevalence of psychological problems was 53.98 percent. Patients paralysed following accidents had higher Thai GHQ-28 scores and lower Barthel scores than patients with chronic illness. The functional ability score was the only factor that related to the prevalence. Psychological problems are common in the medical illness patient group, especially in the permanently disabled subjects. The Thai GHQ-28 can be used as a screening test in the early detection and treatment of psychological problems in relabilitation patients.

Keywords: psychological problem, mental health, General Health

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2000

Address: Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Code: 00004109

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-152X

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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