Escala de Malestar Psicológico de Kessler-5 (K5)

La Escala de Malestar Psicológico de Kessler-5 (K5) es un cuestionario de autoinforme de 5 ítems diseñado para evaluar el malestar psicológico durante las últimas cuatro semanas. El K5 es una versión abreviada del K10 e implicó modificaciones en la redacción de ciertos ítems para asegurar la adecuación cultural y la comprensión para las poblaciones indígenas australianas y de las Islas del Estrecho de Torres. Está diseñado para adultos indígenas australianos de 16 años o más.

Developer

Kessler, R., & Mroczek, D. (1992). An update of the development of mental health screening scales for the US national health interview study. Ann Arbor, MI: Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.

Australian Government Department of Health. (2018). Primary Mental Health Care Minimum Data Set: Scoring the Kessler-5. Australian Government Department of Health: Canberra, Australia.

References

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