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. 1987 Jan-Mar;29(1):63–66.

STANDARDISATION OF HINDI VERSION OF GOLDBERGS GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE1

Shiv Gautam 2, Madhu Nijhawan 3, Preet Kamal 4
PMCID: PMC3172429  PMID: 21927210

SUMMARY

Goldberg's GHQ was translated into Hindi. An emphasis was made to have the language of common use. The reliability of GHQ Hindi version (GHQ-H) was tested by translation - retranslation method and split-half method using the scores of 500 patients attending psychiatric out-patient department and 500 normal subjects. The tool was found to be sensitive and reliable. The tool differentiates normal population (mean score 4.9) from the patient population (mean score 30.64) statistically (p < 0.01) indicating a high validity. Details of methodology are described and its subsequent use is advocated.

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