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Reliability and Mental Health Correlates of a Single-Item Measure of Self-Rated Mental Health (SRMH) in the Chinese Context.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Jan2024, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p122, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The use of single-item measures of self-rated mental health (SRMH) has been increasingly valued in epidemiologic research. However, little is known about the reliability and mental health correlates of SRMH in Chinese populations. This study examined the reliability and mental health correlates of SRMH in three Chinese samples. We analyzed data collected from two convenience samples of Chinese adults from Hong Kong and/or Taiwan (Sample 1: N = 205; Sample 2: N = 377), and a random sample of Taiwan psychiatric inpatients (Sample 3: N = 100). Our results showed that the single-item measure of SRMH had moderate to good test–retest reliability (intraclass correlation [ICC] = 0.75) in Sample 1 and acceptable reliability between the self-report and interviewer-administered versions (ICC = 0.58) in Sample 3. It had a high positive correlation with self-esteem and a moderately high negative correlation with depression. It also had a consistently negative correlation with borderline personality disorder symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. The SRMH score was also associated with psychiatric service usage. These findings contribute to the body of knowledge regarding the use of a single-item measure of SRMH to assess overall self-perceived mental health in Chinese communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COMPETENCY assessment (Law)
PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis
RELIABILITY (Personality trait)
STATISTICS
RESEARCH
STATISTICAL reliability
ACADEMIC medical centers
CONFIDENCE intervals
SELF-evaluation
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
SELF-perception
BORDERLINE personality disorder
SCHIZOPHRENIA
RESEARCH methodology
AGE distribution
POST-traumatic stress disorder
INTERVIEWING
CRONBACH'S alpha
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
SEX distribution
QUESTIONNAIRES
MENTAL depression
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
INTRACLASS correlation
CHI-squared test
STATISTICAL sampling
DATA analysis software
DATA analysis
STATISTICAL correlation
MENTAL health services
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174719127
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12010122