How well can a few questionnaire items indicate anxiety and depression?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23328244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristian Tambs (0000-0001-9463-7923, University of Oslo, corresponding author), Torbjorn Moum (0000-0003-3099-8177, University of Oslo) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 364-367 |
| Publication date | 1993-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-690X • E-ISSN: 1600-0447 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03388.x |
| PMID | 8517178 |
| OpenAlex | W2141136114 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 81 |
| References cited | 4 |
There is a need for a short form questionnaire with known psychometric characteristics that may be used as an indicator of level of global mental distress. A weighted sum of 5 questions from the Symptom Check List (SCL) anxiety and depression subscales (SCL‐25) correlates at r = 0.92 with the global SCL‐25 score. The alpha reliability for the (5‐item) short form questionnaire was 0.85. Age differences seemed to be trivial, and sex differences were moderate. Descriptive statistics for short form scores in a large, representative sample are given.
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