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Patterns of psychopathological manifestations among ethnic Chinese living in Brazil.
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European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience [Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci] 2004 Feb; Vol. 254 (1), pp. 36-42. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Background: Common mental disorders (CMD) are critical issues in community studies. The 12-item version Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ-12) has not been sufficiently explored for use in Chinese communities around the world. This paper evaluates CMD among ethnic Chinese living in Brazil, by examining its psychometric properties and factorial structure of CHQ-12.<br />Method: For 211 community subjects who completed the CHQ-12, we used the ROC curve analysis to calculate its internal consistency and criterion validity, adopting the interview SCAN as criterion. Principal component analysis was performed.<br />Results: Considerable evidence was found for the internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and item-total correlation of CHQ-12. The best cut-off point was 2/3,which allowed calculating criterion validity: 75%, sensitivity, 71% specificity, 55% PPV, 86% NPV, 28% misclassification rate and area under the ROC curve 0.728 (SE: 0.102, 95% CI: 0.528-0.927). The 3-dimensional structure of CHQ-12 could be described as somatic, depressive and worrying factor, accounting for 47.8% of the total variance.<br />Conclusions: When applied to the Brazilian Chinese community, the CHQ-12 presented comparable psychopathologic pattern, psychometric properties and factorial structure to that of Taiwan.
- Subjects :
- Activities of Daily Living
Adolescent
Adult
Asian People
Brazil epidemiology
Brazil ethnology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Personality Tests
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychometrics
Psychophysiologic Disorders epidemiology
ROC Curve
Reproducibility of Results
Residence Characteristics
Sickness Impact Profile
Social Adjustment
Somatoform Disorders
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan ethnology
Health Surveys
Psychophysiologic Disorders diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0940-1334
- Volume :
- 254
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14991377
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-004-0452-y