Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of the BSI-18 items (N=303)

Item	Item #	N (%)
Somatization (SOM)		(KR-20=0.76)
Faintness	1	24 (7.9)
Chest pains	4	18 (5.9)
Nausea	7	55 (18.2)
Short of breath	10	12 (4.0)
Numb or tingling	13	19 (6.3)
Body weakness	16	26 (8.6)
Depression (DEP)		(KR-20=0.77)
Lonely	5	58 (19.1)
No interest	2	64 (21.1)
Blue	8	38 (12.5)
Worthlessness	11	29 (9.6)
Hopelessness	14	29 (9.6)
Suicidal thoughts	17	9 (3.0)
Anxiety (ANX)		(KR-20=0.83)
Nervousness	3	47 (15.5)
Tense	6	55 (18.2)
Scared	9	25 (8.3)
Panic episodes	12	27 (8.9)
Restlessness	15	51 (16.8)
Fearful	18	22 (7.3)
General Psychological Distress (GPD)	1–18	(KR-20=0.91)

Note.

KR-20: The Kuder Richardson Coefficient of reliability, which is non-parametric equivalent to Cronbach’s α.