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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Formos Med Assoc. 2010 Mar;109(3):177–184. doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60040-X

Table 3.

Participants’ psychological statuses by Brief Symptom Rating Scale-5 score*

Variable BSRS-5 score Total p

< 6 ≥ 6
Serious of physical pain or discomfort
   Yes 53 (20.5) 91 (41.2) 144 (30.1) < 0.001
   No 205 (79.5) 130 (58.8) 335 (69.9)
Depression for ≥ 2 wk
   Yes 33 (12.8) 81 (36.7) 114 (23.8) < 0.001
   No 225 (87.2) 140 (63.3) 365 (76.2)
Serious anxiety or tension
   Yes 23 (8.9) 79 (35.7) 102 (21.3) < 0.001
   No 235 (91.1) 142 (64.3) 377 (78.7)
Hallucinations
   Yes 7 (2.7) 31 (14.0) 38 (7.9) < 0.001
   No 251 (97.3) 190 (86.0) 441 (92.1)
Trouble understanding, concentrating, or remembering
   Yes 56 (21.7) 99 (44.8) 155 (32.4) < 0.001
   No 202 (78.3) 122 (55.2) 324 (67.6)
Trouble controlling violent behavior
   Yes 7 (2.7) 17 (7.7) 24 (5.0) 0.013
   No 251 (97.3) 204 (92.3) 455 (95.0)
Serious thoughts of suicide
   Yes 6 (2.3) 51 (23.1) 57 (11.9) < 0.001
   No 252 (97.7) 170 (76.9) 422 (88.1)
Attempted suicide
   Yes 2 (0.8) 18 (8.1) 20 (4.2) < 0.001
   No 256 (99.2) 203 (91.9) 459 (95.8)
*

Data presented as n (%). BSRS-5 = Brief Symptom Rating Scale-5.