Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài: Distress or no distress, that's the question: A cutoff point for distress in a working population | Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology BioMed Central Research Distress or no distress that s the question A cutoff point for distress in a working population Willem van Rhenen 1 2 Frank JH van Dijk1 Wilmar B Schaufeli3 and Roland WB Blonk3 4 Open Access Address 1Academic Medical Center Coronel Institute of Occupational Health University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands 2Department of Occupational Health Services ArboNed Utrecht Utrecht The Netherlands 3Utrecht University Department of Psychology and Research Institute Psychology Health Utrecht The Netherlands and 4TNO Work and Employment Hoofddorp The Netherlands Email Willem van Rhenen - Frank JH van Dijk - Wilmar B Schaufeli - Roland WB Blonk - Corresponding author Published 18 January 2008 Received 12 June 2007 Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2008 3 3 doi 86 1745-6673-3-3 Accepted 18 January 2008 This article is available from http content 3 1 3 2008 van Rhenen et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ Background The objective of the present study is to establish an optimal cutoff point for distress measured with the corresponding scale of the 4DSQ using the prediction of sickness absence as a criterion. The cutoff point should result in a measure that can be used as a credible selection instrument for sickness absence in occupational health practice and in future studies on distress and mental disorders. Methods Distress is measured using the Four Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire 4DSQ a 50-item self-report .
