factor structure of the general health questionnaire-28 (ghq-28) from infertile women attending the yazd research and clinical center for infertility
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background: nowadays, infertility problems have become a social concern, and are associated with multiple psychological and social problems. also, it affects the interpersonal communication between the individual, familial, and social characteristics. since women are exposed to stressors of physical, mental, social factors, and treatment of infertility, providing a psychometric screening tool is necessary for disorders of this group. objective: the aim of this study was to determine the factor structure of the general health questionnaire-28 to discover mental disorders in infertile women. materials and methods: in this study, 220 infertile women undergoing treatment of infertility were selected from the yazd research and clinical center for infertility with convenience sampling in 2011. after completing the general health questionnaire by the project manager, validity and, reliability of the questionnaire were calculated by confirmatory factor structure and cronbach's alpha, respectively. results: four factors, including anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction, depression, and physical symptoms were extracted from the factor structure. 50.12% of the total variance was explained by four factors. the reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was obtained 0.90. conclusion: analysis of the factor structure and reliability of general health questionnaire-28 showed that it is suitable as a screening instrument for assessing general health of infertile women.
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Factor structure of the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) from infertile women attending the Yazd Research and Clinical Center for Infertility
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international journal of reproductive biomedicineجلد ۱۳، شماره ۱۲، صفحات ۸۰۱-۰
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