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. 2023 Jul 14;96(8):1149–1165. doi: 10.1007/s00420-023-01996-3

Table 2.

Overview of psychometric properties and available translations of the seven validated scales

Validated scale Short-name Internal consistency Test–retest reliability Validated translation
World Health Organization–Five Wellbeing Index WHO-5 Cronbach α = 0.85 (Omani-Samani et al. 2019) Pearson’s correlation = 0.81 (Schougaard et al. 2018) Available for all languages
Oldenburg burnout inventory OLBI Cronbach α > 0.70 (J.R.B. Halbesleben and Demerouti 2005b)

Exhaustion subscale: Pearson’s Correlation = 0.51

Disengagement subscale: Pearson’s correlation = 0.34 (J.R.B. Halbesleben and Demerouti 2005b)

Available for all languages except for Albanian
Patient health questionnaire–anxiety and depression scale PHQ-ADS Cronbach α > 0.80 (Kroenke et al. 2016)

PHQ-9: Pearson’s correlation = 0.94 (Zuithoff et al. 2010)

GAD-7: Pearson’s correlation = 0.83 (Spitzer et al. 2006)

Available for all languages except for Albanian
Depression Stigma Scale DSS Personal stigma subscale: Cronbach α = 0.77 (Kathleen M. Griffiths and Jorm 2008) Personal stigma subscale: Pearson’s correlation > 0.66 (K. M. Griffiths et al. 2004) Available for all languages except for Albanian
Work productivity and activity impairment – general health WPAI-GH Cronbach α = 0.74 (Ciconelli et al. 2006) Pearson’s correlation > 0.69 (Lofland and Frick 2004) Available for all languages except for Albanian
Stanford presenteeism scale SPS-6 Cronbach α = 0.80 (Cheryl Koopman et al. 2002b) Spearman’s correlation = 0.82 (Hutting et al. 2014) Available for all languages except for Albanian, Hungarian and German