AIM The aim of the study is to analyze the internal consistency; validity and factor structure of the twelve item General Health Questionnaire for the Macedonian general population. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data came from nationally representative sample of 1603 randomly selected Macedonians all aged 18 years or older. RESULTS The mean GHQ score in the general sample was found to be 7.9 (SD = 4...

The factor structure of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was investigated in a non-clinical sample in relation to the role of field dependence (assessed by the Hidden Figures Test) in influencing the extent to which different aspects of psychoneurotic disturbance are differentiated. Greater differentiation was achieved by the field independent (FI) group than by the field dependent (FD) g...

The Dynamo and the Computer: An Historical Perspective on the Modern Productivity Paradox Author(s): Paul A. David Source: The American Economic Review, Vol. 80, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the Hundred and Second Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (May, 1990), pp. 355-361 Published by: American Economic Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2006600 Accessed: ...

OBJECTIVES To develop a method for conducting postal surveys of patients' views and experiences of general practitioner care and to produce an off the shelf tool for general practice audit. DESIGN Prospective study of performance of two patient questionnaires assessing accessibility to services (questionnaire 1) and interpersonal aspects of care (questionnaire 2) in comparing general practice...

This article constructs measures of multifactor productivity (MFP) for physicians' offices using a variation of the productivity methodology developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for other industries. Two alternatives measures are presented and both yield positive gains in physicians' office MFP over the study period. These increases lie below MFP rates for the general economy ...

OBJECTIVE Considering the association between medical school dropout and psychiatric distress, we aimed to assess the prevalence of psychiatric distress among medical students at Dubai Medical College. METHODS One hundred and three medical students were chosen randomly and were assessed by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). RESULTS The mean age for the students was 18.85 year (Minimum:...

OBJECTIVES The present study was conducted to investigate the role of metacognition beliefs and general health in alexithymia in Iranian students. METHODS This descriptive and correlational study included 200 participants of high schools students, selected randomly from students of two cities (Sari and Dargaz), Iran. Metacognitive Strategies Questionnaire (MCQ-30); the General Health Question...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between pesticide exposure and suicidal ideation in rural areas of China. METHODS The analysis involved data from a survey of a representative sample of 9811 rural residents in Zhejiang province who had been asked about the storage of pesticides at home and about whether or not they had considered suicide within the 2 years before the interview. The Ch...