References - The WHO-five Well-being Index (WHO-5)

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Bech P. Measuring the dimensions of psychological general well-being by the WHO-5. QoL Newsletter 2004; 32: 15-16.

Hegerl U, Althaus D. [From patient screening to management list in suicide risk. Practical guideline for dealing with depression].[Article in German] MMW Fortschr Med. 2003; 145:24-27.

Shea S, Skovlund S, Bech P, Kalo I, Home P. Routine assessment of psychological well-being in people with diabetes - validation of the WHO-5 Well-being Index in six countries. Presentation at the 18th International Diabetes Federation Congress, August 24-29 2003, Paris. Diabetologia 2003; 46 (Suppl 2): A88 [no 245]

Primack BA. The WHO-5 wellbeing index performed the best in screening for depression in primary care. ACP J Club. 2003; 139:50

Bech P, Olsen RL, Kjoller M, Rasmussen NK. Measuring well-being rather than the absence of distress symptoms: a comparison of the SF-36 Mental Health subscale and the WHO-Five Well-Being Scale. Int J Meth Psychiatr Res 2003; 85-91

Bech P, Moses R, Gomis R. The effect of prandial glucose regulation with repaglinide on treatment satisfaction, wellbeing and health status in patients with pharmacotherapy-naïve Type 2 diabetes: a placebo-controlled, multicentre study. Qual Life Res 2003; 12: 413-425

Bech P, Andersen MB, Tønnesen S, Agnarsdóttir E. Stress hos ledere i Danmark - årsager, udbredelse og konsekvenser. København: Arbejdsmiljørådets Service Center 2002.

Henkel V, Möhrenschlager M, Hegerl U, Möller H-J, Ring J, Worret WI. Screening for depression in adult acne vulgaris patients: tools for the dermatologist. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology 2002;1: 202

Bech P, Gudex C, Staehr Johansen K. The WHO (Ten) Well-Being Index: Validation in Diabetes. Psychother Psychosom 1996; 65: 183-190

Henkel V, Mergl R, Kohnen R, Maier W, Möller H-J, Hegerl U. Identifying depression in primary care: a comparison of different methods in a prospective cohort study. BMJ 2003; 326: 200-201

Henkel V, Zander M, Hägele U, Hegerl U. Früherkennung und Behandlung in der Primärversorgung. Extracta Psychiatrica 2002 : 13-17

Bonsignore M, Barkow K, Jessen F, Heun R. Validity of the five-item WHO Well-Being Index (WHO-5) in an elderly population. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2001; 251 (suppl 2): II27-II31

Bech P. Male depression and aggression as pathways to major depression. In: Dawson A and Tylee A (eds) Depression: Social and economic timebomb. London BMJ Books 2001, pp 63-66.

Henkel V et al. Screening for depression in primary care. Poster, WFSBP Congress 2001. World J Biol Psychiatry 2001; 2: 318S

Folker H, Jensen BM. Undersøgelse af udvalgt metoder til selvvurdering af helbred, livskvalitet og tilfredshed med behandling. Ugeskr Laeger 2001; 163: 3347-3352 (article in Danish - English abstract in PubMed)

Heun R, Burkart M, Maier W, Bech P. Internal and external validity of the WHO Well-Being Scale in the elderly general population. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 1999; 99:171-178

Regional Office for Europe WHO. Use of Well-Being Measures in Primary Health
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Saipanish R, Lotrakul M, Sumrithe S. Reliability and validity of the Thai version of the WHO-Five Well-Being Index in primary care patients. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 2009; 63: 141-146

Volinn E, Yang BX, He J, Ying J, Volinn W, Zhang J, Zuo Y. West China Hospital set of measures in Chinese to evaluate back pain treatment. Pain Medicine 2010;11:637-47.

WHO-5 was used in the
WHO Multisite Intervention Study on Suicidal Behaviours SUPRE-MISS.
(Multisite Intervention Study on Suicidal Behaviours SUPRE-MISS.
Protocol.
Management of Mental and Brain Disorders and Substance Dependence. World Health Organization, Geneva 2002)
OBSQID project
(OBSQID Project Newsletter No. 9, July 1998)
http://qct.who.dk


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