Table 3. Pearson's correlation between symptoms of traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety.
Age group | Research tools | CDI | PSWQ-C |
---|---|---|---|
Children | PTSD-PC-5 | 0.41a (< 0.001) | 0.53 (< 0.001) |
CDI | 0.68 (< 0.001) | ||
CDI | GAD-7 | ||
Adolescent | PTSD-PC-5 | 0.41a (< 0.001) | 0.46 (< 0.001) |
CDI | 0.53 (0.00) | ||
PHQ-9 | GAD-7 | ||
Adult | PTSD-PC-5 | 0.64 (< 0.001) | 0.68 (< 0.001) |
PHQ-9 | 0.88 (< 0.001) | ||
Elderly | PTSD-PC-5 | 0.48 (< 0.001) | 0.57 (< 0.001) |
PHQ-9 | 0.82 (< 0.001) |
Values are presented as Pearson's r (P value).
Data are represented as below: children and adolescents, 6–18 years; adult, 19–64 years; elderly = ≥ 65 years.
PTSD-PC-5 = Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen for DSM-5, CDI = Children's Depression Inventory, PSWQ-C = Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children, PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire-9, GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7.
aResults of the children and adolescents group.