Table 4 GHQ-28
Have you: | Item retained for CFA |
|---|---|
Subscale (A) Somatic | Â |
1. Been feeling perfectly well and in good health? | Yes |
2. Been feeling in need of a good tonic? | Yes |
3. Been feeling run down and out of sorts? | Yes |
4. Felt that you are ill? | Yes |
5. Been getting any pains in your head? | No |
6. Been getting a feeling of tightness or pressure in your head? | No |
7. Been having hot or cold spells? | No |
Subscale (B) Anxiety and Insomnia | Â |
8. Lost much sleep over worry? | No |
9. Had difficulty in staying asleep once you are off? | No |
10. Felt constantly under strain? | Yes |
11. Been getting edgy and bad-tempered? | Yes |
12. Been getting scared or panicky for no good reason? | Yes |
13. Found everything getting on top of you? | Yes |
14. Been feeling nervous or strung-up all the time? | No |
Subscale(C) Social dysfunction | Â |
15. Been managing to keep yourself busy and occupied? | Yes |
16. Been taking longer over the things you do? | Yes |
17. Felt on the whole you were doing things well? | Yes |
18. Been satisfied with the way you’ve carried out your tasks? | Yes |
19. Felt you are playing a useful part in things? | Yes |
20. Felt capable of making decisions about things? | No |
21. Been able to enjoy your normal day-to-day activities? | No |
Subscale (D) Severe depression | Â |
22. Been thinking of yourself as a worthless person? | No |
23. Felt that life is entirely hopeless? | Yes |
24. Felt that life isn’t worth living? | Yes |
25. Though of the possibility that you might make away with yourself? | Yes |
26. Found at times you couldn’t do anything because your nerves were too bad? | Yes |
27. Found yourself wishing you were dead and away from it all? | No |
28. Found that the idea of taking your own life kept coming into your mind? | No |