An arabic translation, reliability, and validation of Patient Health Questionnaire in a Saudi sample

Table 6 Item statistics for PHQ-15 (Somatization Disorder Scale)

PHQ-15 items	Mean	Std. deviation	Corrected item-total correlation	Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted	Change in Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted
Stomach pain	0.73	0.692	0.515	0.811	−0.015
Back pain	0.75	0.731	0.454	0.815	−0.011
Pain in your arms, legs, or joints (knees, hips, etc.)	0.69	0.717	0.498	0.812	−0.014
Menstrual cramps or other problems with your	0.57	0.761	0.460	0.815	−0.011
Pain or problems during sexual intercourse	0.00	0.053	0.032	0.830	0.004
Headaches	0.91	0.707	0.417	0.818	−0.008
Chest pain	0.28	0.513	0.353	0.821	−0.005
Dizziness	0.49	0.630	0.502	0.812	−0.014
Fainting spells	0.05	0.257	0.207	0.827	0.001
Feeling your heart pound or race	0.60	0.684	0.525	0.811	−0.015
Shortness of breath	0.40	0.600	0.499	0.813	−0.013
Constipation, loose bowels, or diarrhea	0.73	0.737	0.514	0.811	−0.015
Nausea, gas, or indigestion	0.80	0.767	0.580	0.806	−0.020
Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too	1.11	0.819	0.398	0.821	−0.005
Feeling tired or having little energy	1.17	0.734	0.509	0.811	−0.015
Total	9.28	5.331	0.224	0.826	0.000

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