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. 2021 Oct 31;10(21):5137. doi: 10.3390/jcm10215137

Table 2.

Psychological Distress: General Health Questionnaire GHQ-12.

TOTAL
(N = 3227)
Item M (SD)
1. Have you been able to concentrate well on what you were doing? 2.86 (0.80)
2. Have your worries made you lose a lot of sleep? 2.82 (0.99)
3. Have you felt that you are playing a useful role in life? 2.36 (0.96)
4. Have you felt capable of making decisions? 2.29 (0.80)
5. Have you felt constantly overwhelmed and stressed? 3.08 (0.91)
6. Have you had the feeling that you cannot overcome your difficulties? 2.52 (1.01)
7. Have you been able to enjoy your normal daily activities? 2.92 (0.89)
8. Have you been able to adequately cope with problems? 2.47 (0.79)
9. Have you felt unhappy or depressed? 2.73 (1.01)
10. Have you lost confidence in yourself? 2.15 (1.08)
11. Have you thought that you are a worthless person? 1.68 (1.01)
12. Do you feel reasonably happy considering all the circumstances? 2.37 (0.85)
GHQ-12 (over 12 points) 6.16 (3.76)
Cut-off point ≥ 3 N (%)
Yes 2544 (78.83)
No 683 (21.17)

α-Cronbach = 0.910 Items 1 to 12 rank 1–4.