Table 2. PHQ-9 item level values and item-total correlations (n=230).
PHQ-9 | Mean | SD | Item-total correlation |
---|---|---|---|
(1) Little interest or pleasure in doing things | 0.91 | 0.67 | 0.63 |
(2) Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless | 0.85 | 0.59 | 0.59 |
(3) Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much | 0.60 | 0.82 | 0.54 |
(4) Feeling tired or having little energy | 0.86 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
(5) Poor appetite or overeating | 0.67 | 0.82 | 0.63 |
(6) Feeling bad about yourself—or that you are a failure | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.66 |
(7) Trouble concentrating on things | 1.07 | 0.90 | 0.61 |
(8) Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed | 0.47 | 0.74 | 0.58 |
(9) Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself | 0.18 | 0.48 | 0.55 |
PHQ-9=Patient Health Questionnaire, SD=standard deviation.