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. 2018 Apr 13;24(9):1867–1875. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy068

Table 6:

Construct Validity: Spearman Correlations (95% CIs) of Anxiety and Depression Symptom Scales With Pain, Fatigue, and Age (N = 227)

Measure Pain
(95% CI)
Fatigue
(95% CI)
Disease Activity (95% CI) Age
(95% CI)
Depression
PHQ-2 0.62
(0.53–0.69)
0.53
(0.43–0.62)
0.39
(0.27–0.49)
–0.004
(–0.13 to 0.13)
PHQ-9 0.70
(0.63–0.76)
0.68
(0.60–0.74)
0.47
(0.36–0.56)
–0.06
(–0.19 to 0.067)
PROMIS Depression Short Form-8a 0.65
(0.57–0.72)
0.60
(0.51–0.68)
0.40
(0.29–0.50)
0.031
(–0.10 to 0.16)
HADS-D 0.63
(0.55–0.70)
0.63
(0.55–0.71)
0.39
(0.28–0.50)
0.024
(–0.0066 to 0.25)
Kessler-6 0.64
(0.56–0.71)
0.65
(0.57–0.72)
0.35
(0.23–0.46)
–0.12
(–0.37 to –0.13)
Anxiety
OASIS 0.55
(0.46–0.64)
0.56
(0.46–0.64)
0.29
(0.17–0.40)
–0.052
(–0.18 to 0.079)
GAD-7 0.64
(0.56–0.71)
0.64
(0.56–0.71)
0.39
(0.27–0.49)
–0.11
(–0.23 to 0.025)
PROMIS Anxiety Short Form-8a 0.62
(0.53–0.69)
0.62
(0.53–0.69)
0.38
(0.27–0.48)
–0.035
(–0.16 to 0.096)
HADS-A 0.57
(0.47–0.65)
0.57
(0.48–0.65)
0.29
(0.17–0.40)
–0.087
(–0.21 to 0.044)