Table 9.
GHQ-12 individual items and psychological distress prevalence (n = 2,903).
| Variables | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Questions | |
| Have you recently been able to concentrate on whatever you are doing? | |
| Better than usual | 13.8% |
| Same as usual | 43.7% |
| Less than usual | 31.2% |
| Much less than usual | 11.3% |
| Have you recently lost much sleep over worry? | |
| Not at all | 17.6% |
| No more than usual | 23.5% |
| Rather more than usual | 36.3% |
| Much more than usual | 22.6% |
| Have you recently felt that you are playing a useful part in things? | |
| More so than usual | 19.7% |
| Same as usual | 45.3% |
| Less useful than usual | 25.2% |
| Much less useful | 9.8% |
| Have you recently felt capable of making decisions about things? | |
| More so than usual | 9.3% |
| Same as usual | 57.7% |
| Less so than usual | 24.4% |
| Much less capable | 8.6% |
| Have you recently felt constantly under strain? | |
| Not at all | 8.0% |
| No more than usual | 18.0% |
| Rather more than usual | 41.1% |
| Much more than usual | 32.9% |
| Have you recently felt you could not overcome your difficulties? | |
| Not at all | 15.0% |
| No more than usual | 32.5% |
| Rather more than usual | 31.9% |
| Much more than usual | 20.6% |
| Have you recently been able to enjoy your normal day-to-day activities? | |
| More so than usual | 12.3% |
| Same as usual | 26.0% |
| Less so than usual | 38.7% |
| Much less than usual | 23.0% |
| Have you recently been able to face up to your problems? | |
| More so than usual | 6.9% |
| Same as usual | 51.7% |
| Less able than usual | 31.0% |
| Much less able | 10.4% |
| Have you recently been feeling unhappy and depressed? | |
| Not at all | 16.1% |
| No more than usual | 22.5% |
| Rather more than usual | 38.1% |
| Much more than usual | 23.3% |
| Have you recently been losing confidence in yourself? | |
| Not at all | 43.9% |
| No more than usual | 26.7% |
| Rather more than usual | 20.2% |
| Much more than usual | 9.2% |
| Have you recently been thinking of yourself as a worthless person? | |
| Not at all | 64.1% |
| No more than usual | 16.2% |
| Rather more than usual | 12.5% |
| Much more than usual | 7.2% |
| Have you recently been feeling reasonably happy, all things considered? | |
| More so than usual | 12.0% |
| Same as usual | 49.8% |
| Less so than usual | 29.1% |
| Much less than usual | 9.1% |
| Score | |
| Psychological distress | |
| Yes (GHQ ≥ 3) | 72.6% |
| NO (GHQ < 3) | 27.4% |