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Table 1 Item and instrument descriptive statistics and reliability indices (n = 135)

From: Sequential screening for depression in humanitarian emergencies: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire among Syrian refugees

Item

Mean

SD

Cronbach’s α*

Response rate (%)

Had little interest or enjoyment in doing things? (p1)

1.29

1.13

0.78

94

Felt down, depressed, or hopeless? (p2)

1.29

1.13

0.74

94

Had trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much? (p3)

1.55

1.22

0.75

97

Felt tired or having little energy? (p4)

1.35

1.10

0.73

95

Had a poor appetite or overeating? (p5)

1.45

1.18

0.76

97

Felt bad about yourself—or that you have let yourself or someone you cared about down? (p6)

1.02

1.18

0.77

93

Had trouble concentrating on things, such as reading or listening to music? (p7)

0.88

1.11

0.76

96

Moved more slowly, or the opposite, more quickly than usual? (p8)

1.00

1.22

0.74

93

PHQ-2

2.59

1.81

0.45

91

PHQ-8

9.91

6.00

0.78

84

Sequential screening

–

–

–

87

  1. SD standard deviation, PHQ-2 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-8 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire
  2. *The Cronbach’s alpha values corresponding to each item are the values resulting from the removal of the item from the full instrument