Validity and Reliability of the Filipino Version of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale
The Filipino version of K6 is appropriate for measuring psychological distress in clinical and community settings. The Filipino version of K6, including cutoff points, will be a useful tool in the local context in practice and can be used as a measurement tool in studies to promote mental health in various settings.
Authors
- Eizaburo Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9979-0222)
- Atsuro Tsutsumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2337-0990)
- Shodai Sunagozaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8712-8001)
- Takashi Izutsu
- Nicanor L Echavez
- Paul Kenneth M Benavidez
Institutions
- Kanazawa University (JP)
- BML Munjal University (IN)
- Tokyo University of the Arts (JP)
- Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (PH)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.85657
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Family Support in Illness
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20