Validity and reliability of Kessler Psychological Distress Scale for Brazilian elderly: a cross-sectional study.

Gabriella Oliveira de Albuquerque Lins Nathália Angel da Silva Lima Girliani Silva de Sousa Fernanda Jorge Guimarães Iracema da Silva Frazão Jaqueline Galdino Albuquerque Perrelli

Published in: Revista brasileira de enfermagem (2021)

the scale was robust for screening mental distress, given its high reliability, in terms of homogeneity, and adequate criterion validity, whose best cut-off point for screening was a score greater than 14.

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
risk factors
resting state
functional connectivity