The use of 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in Ukrainian refugees: translation and validation study of the Ukrainian version

Autor: Roberto Benoni, Anna Sartorello, Mariangela Mazzi, Loretta Berti, Marina Sorina, Elena Paiola, Giovanna Varischi, Stefano Tardivo, Michela Rimondini, Francesca Moretti
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI: 10.1186/s12955-024-02226-1
Popis: Abstract Following the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the well-being of millions of Ukrainians has been jeopardised. This study aims to translate and test the psychometric features of the Ukrainian version of the General Health Questionnaire 12 (GHQ-12). The study included Ukrainian refugees housed in Verona (Italy) between November/2022 and February/2023. The Ukrainian translation was obtained through a ‘forward-backward’ translation. Questionnaire was completed by 141 refugees (females: 78.7%). Median age was 36 years (IQR 23–43). Individuals with a score suggestive of psychological distress were 97 (68.8%). Cronbach’s coefficient was 0.84 (0.95CI 0.80–0.88). According to confirmatory factor analysis, both single- (modelB1) and two-factor (model B2) structures with bimodal scoring method fitted the data satisfactorily. The two factors of model B2 had a 0.88 correlation. Pearson coefficient showed a positive significant correlation between the GHQ-12 and International Trauma Questionnaire scores (ρ = 0.53, 0.95CI 0.40–0.64, p
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