Table 4: Correlations between the PHQ-15 items with subscales of GHQ-28.

Items

Somatic symptoms

Anxiety and insomnia

Social dysfunction

Severe depression

Total GHQ-28

PHQ1 Stomach pain

0.352**

0.313**

0.209**

0.210**

0.339**

PHQ2 Back pain

0.344**

0.300**

0.235**

0.204**

0.339**

PHQ3 Pain arm, legs

0.343**

0.280**

0.271**

0.207**

0.345**

PHQ4 Menstruation pain

0.213**

0.272**

0.176**

0.155**

0.255**

PHQ5 Headaches

0.571**

0.372**

0.249**

0.244**

0.450**

PHQ6 Chest pain

0.431**

0.383**

0.336**

0.384**

0.472**

PHQ7 Dizziness

0.372**

0.291**

0.291**

0.376**

0.406**

PHQ8 Fainting

0.156**

0.147**

0.259**

0.139**

PHQ9 Heart race

0.412**

0.407**

0.345**

0.320**

0.461**

PHQ10 Short breath

0.465**

0.387**

0.348**

0.345**

0.479**

PHQ11 Pain sexual intercourse

0.130**

0.93*

0.114*

0.159**

0.150**

PHQ12 Constipation

0.290**

0.295**

0.292**

0.240**

0.348**

PHQ13 Nausea, gas

0.357**

0.298**

0.288**

0.311**

0.385**

PHQ14 Feeling tired

0.512**

0.550**

0.445**

0.310**

0.572**

PHQ15 Trouble sleep

0.408**

0.576**

0.392**

0.344**

0.537**

TOTAL PHQ-15

0.671**

0.622**

0.516**

0.496**

0.716**

Note: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.001.