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Screening for common mental disorders using the SRQ-20 in Brazil: what are the ...
Barreto do Carmo,Maria B.; Santos,Leticia M. dos; Feitosa,Caroline A.; Fiaccone,Rosemeire L.; Silva,Nívea B. da; Santos,Darci N. dosObjective: To analyze the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD) assessed with the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), using the established cutoff point, and comparing it with the results of a joint correspondence factor analysis (CFA) and cluster analysis and of a latent class analysis (LCA). Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in an urban sample of 1,095 women aged 19 to 55 years. Joint ...
Structural equation modeling in epidemiology
Amorim,Leila Denise Alves Ferreira; Fiaccone,Rosemeire L.; Santos,Carlos Antônio S. T.; Santos,Tereza Nadya dos; Moraes,Lia Terezinha L. P. deStructural equation modeling (SEM) is an important statistical tool for evaluating complex relations in several research areas. In epidemiology, the use and discussion of SEM have been limited thus far. This article presents basic principles and concepts in SEM, including an application using epidemiological data analysis from a study on the determinants of cognitive development in young children, considering c...