Prevalence of anxiety symptoms in a Ugandan population sample and psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7) in Luganda and Runyoro

Prevalence of anxiety symptoms in a Ugandan population sample and psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7) in Luganda and Runyoro

Abstract Background Locally validated measures are required for robust clinical and epidemiological assessments of anxiety symptoms and disorders. Few studies on the African continent have examined the psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7). We aimed to investiga...

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Main Authors: Leo Ziegel, Cristina Espinosa da Silva, Robert Bulamba, Alex Daama, Grace Kigozi, Amanda P. Miller, Godfrey Kigozi, Emmanuel Kyasanku, Stephen Mugamba, Anders Hammarberg, Anna Mia Ekström, Fred Nalugoda, Anna-Clara Hollander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7
GAD-7
Anxiety symptoms
Anxiety disorders
Population study
Uganda
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06944-8
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