Abstract
BackgroundThe General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) is a widely used instrument to assess mental health status. However, little is known about its applicability in Chinese healthcare workers. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the GHQ-12 in Chinese dental healthcare workers.MethodsDental healthcare workers participated in the first occupational survey in China conducted by the Chongqing Stomatological Association from February 2021 to March 2021 by filling out GHQ-12. The reliability and validity of GHQ-12 were then tested.ResultsA total of 3,020 valid electronic questionnaires were acquired. The positive detection rate of self-reported mental health status was 23.80% (719/3,020). The Cronbach's α coefficient of the GHQ-12 was 0.892, and the Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.877–0.888 after the deletion of individual items, and the split-half reliability was 0.843. The correlation coefficient between the item-total score ranged from 0.465 to 0.762 (P<0.05). The exploratory factor analysis found 2 common factors with a factor load of 0.564–0.818. The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the factor load on the specified items was 0.480–0.790.ConclusionsThe two-factor model of GHQ-12 featured good reliability and validity, which could be used to assess the mental health status of Chinese dental healthcare workers.
Highlights
Mental health problems are widespread among healthcare workers globally, and they are not optimistic in Chinese healthcare workers
Part one was the basic characteristics of dental healthcare workers, including gender, age, academic degree obtained, technician, monthly income, working years, hours worked per week, relationship status, having children or not, the number of patients treated per day, whether tube bed, hospital type, job type, major type, commuting time, and whether they undertaking teaching tasks
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Summary
Mental health problems are widespread among healthcare workers globally, and they are not optimistic in Chinese healthcare workers. A study from China showed that 48.28% of resident physicians had moderate depressive symptoms [1]. As a direct result of the shortage of health care workers, the workload is enormous. They face great academic pressure to achieve promotion in professional titles, all of which have been shown to be risk factors for mental health status [5, 6]. With the outbreak of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the workload of healthcare workers has dramatically increased, and the mental health status of healthcare workers is facing serious challenges. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the GHQ-12 in Chinese dental healthcare workers
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