Psychometric Properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) for Measuring the Somatic Symptoms of Psychiatric Outpatients
2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 50; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1176/appi.psy.50.6.580
ISSN1545-7206
AutoresHans‐Jürgen Möller, Chi‐Un Pae, Ashwin A. Patkar, P.S. Masand, Ki Woong Kim, Sook‐Haeng Joe, In‐Kwa Jung,
Tópico(s)Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
ResumoAbout 2% to 5% of all primary-care patients have a somatization disorder, and somatic symptoms are strongly associated with comorbid depression and anxiety disorders.The authors evaluated the validity of the 15-item Somatization module of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15) among psychiatric outpatients.The PHQ-15 was administered to patients with somatic complaints; it was compared with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12). Fifty-seven Korean subjects completed the survey.The PHQ-15 exhibited significant internal consistency, and test-retest reliability. Convergent validity with the BDI and GHQ-12 were positive.These results indicate that the Korean version of the PHQ-15 is appropriate for measuring the severity of somatic symptoms in a psychiatric outpatient setting.
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