Table 1 List of parameters used to measure mental and physical health
From: Do teachers have more health problems? Results from a French cross-sectional survey
Health problems | Measuring instruments |
|---|---|
Mental health | |
Psychological distress | Ilfeld's version of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSC): the Psychiatric Symptom Index (PSI) |
Mood disorders, Anxiety disorders, Alcohol abuse/dependency disorders, Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia, Somatization disorders, Undifferentiated somatoform disorders | CIDI-SA according to DSM-IV criteria |
Alcohol abuse | CAGE screening test |
Physical health | |
Ophthalmologic diseases; Cardiovascular diseases; Osteo-articular diseases; Oto Rhino Laryngological diseases; Diseases of the digestive system; Diseases of the breathing apparatus; Diseases of the nervous system; Endocrinological diseases and diseases of the metabolism; Diseases of the mouth and the teeth; Diseases of the genital-urinary bodies; Skin diseases; Insomnia; Other diseases | a series of questions concerning physical illnesses over lifetime (in case of a positive answer, a question was asked about any current episode) |
Migraines; Nausea; Difficulties in swallowing; Vomiting; Diarrhoea; Bloating; Bad taste in the mouth; Abdominal pains (apart from menstruation); Back pains; Articular pains; Feeling of losing the breath (apart from physical effort); Chest pains; Palpitations or spasmophilia; Extremity pains; Marks or discoloration of the skin; Numbness or itching; Muscular weakness; Frequent urge to urinate or difficulties in urinating; Burning feeling around the mouth or the sexual organs; Periods of amnesia of a few hours or days; Sensation of loss of balance; Fainting; Fuzzy, double or scrambled vision a few times (apart from a problem with glasses); Excessively painful menstrual periods; Unusual or abundant vaginal discharge | a series of questions concerning chronic symptoms over lifetime (lasting 6 months or longer) |