Table 9.
Spearman’s coefficients of rank correlation between the scores of validated psychometric scales used in the study.
| SMAST-G | STAI (X-2) | STAI (X-1) | AIS | GHQ-28 | GDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDQ | r | 0.252 | 0.295 | 0.215 | 0.218 | 0.195 | 0.258 |
| p | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.002* | <0.001* | |
| GDS | r | 0.215 | 0.500 | 0.462 | 0.318 | 0.404 | – |
| p | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | ||
| GHQ-28 | r | 0.147 | 0.710 | 0.714 | 0.676 | – | – |
| p | 0.021* | <0.001* | <0.001* | <0.001* | |||
| AIS | r | 0.159 | 0.625 | 0.577 | – | – | – |
| p | 0.013* | <0.001* | <0.001* | ||||
| STAI (X-1) | r | 0.16 | 0.809 | – | – | – | – |
| p | 0.009* | <0.001* | |||||
| STAI (X-2) | r | 0.212 | – | – | – | – | – |
| p | 0.001* | ||||||
AIS, Athens Insomnia Scale; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; GHQ-28, General Health Questionnaire-28; MDQ, Mood Disorder Questionnaire; p, p-value; r, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient; SMAST-G, Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test—Geriatric Version; STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; *, statistically significant value (p <0.05; Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA and appropriate post-hoc tests).