Reliability and Validity of the PHQ-9 in Portuguese Women with Breast Cancer
Table 4: Table 4.
Level of Depression Severity, PHQ-9 Score | EORTC QLQ C-30 Scores | |||||||||||
Symptom scales / items | ||||||||||||
Fatigue | Nausea and Vomiting | Pain | Dyspnoea | Insomnia | Appetite loss | Constipation | Diarrhoea | Finantial difficulties | ||||
(n, M, Md) | ||||||||||||
Minimal 0-4 | 60, 22.40, 22.22 | 59, 3.11, 0 | 59, 16.38, 16.67 | 60, 3.89, 0 | 60, 28.89, 33.33 | 60, 10.56, 0 | 61, 16.39, 0 | 61, 1.64, 0 | 61, 11.48, 0 | |||
Mild 5-9 | 21, 29.10, 22.22 | 21, 0, 0 | 20, 17.50, 16.67 | 21, 4.76, 0 | 21, 28.57, 33.33 | 21, 4.76, 0 | 22, 13.63, 0 | 22, 0, 0 | 22, 12.12, 0 | |||
Moderate 10-14 | 6, 38.89, 44.44 | 5, 30, 0 | 6, 30.56, 25 | 6, 16.67, 16.67 | 6, 55.56, 66.67 | 6, 44.44, 33.33 | 6, 55.56, 50 | 6, 0, 0 | 6, 33.33, 16.67 | |||
z | 3.68 | 1.02 | 1.5 | 2.80 | 1.72 | 1.91 | 2.40 | 1.57 | 1.66 | |||
p | .00 | .31 | .12 | .01 | .09 | .06 | .02 | .12 | .10 |