PHQ-15 Somatic Symptom Severity
PHQ-15 (Patient Health Questionnaire-15; Kroenke 2002): 15-item self-report of somatic symptom burden over the past 4 weeks, each symptom rated 0 (not bothered), 1 (a little), 2 (a lot), summed to 0-30.
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Example
- Stomach pain
- 2
- Back pain
- 2
- Pain in arms, legs, or joints
- 2
- Menstrual or period problems
- 2
- Headaches
- 2
- Chest pain
- 2
- Dizziness
- 0
- Fainting spells
- 0
- Heart pounding or racing
- 0
- Shortness of breath
- 0
The other 5 values
- Pain or problems during intercourse
- 0
- Constipation, loose bowels, or diarrhea
- 0
- Nausea, gas, or indigestion
- 0
- Feeling tired or low energy
- 0
- Trouble sleeping
- 0
Result: PHQ-15 12 of 30 — medium somatic symptom severity (10-14).
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What the result means
- Bands
- 0-4 minimal, 5-9 low, 10-14 medium, 15-30 high somatic symptom severity; higher = greater burden.
What you enter
- Stomach pain (0-2)
- Back pain (0-2)
- Pain in arms, legs, or joints (0-2)
- Menstrual or period problems (0-2)
- Headaches (0-2)
- Chest pain (0-2)
- Dizziness (0-2)
- Fainting spells (0-2)
- Heart pounding or racing (0-2)
- Shortness of breath (0-2)
The other 5 fields
- Pain or problems during intercourse (0-2)
- Constipation, loose bowels, or diarrhea (0-2)
- Nausea, gas, or indigestion (0-2)
- Feeling tired or low energy (0-2)
- Trouble sleeping (0-2)
How this is calculated
- Items
- fifteen somatic symptoms each rated 0 (not bothered), 1 (a little), 2 (a lot) = 0-30.
Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The PHQ-15: validity of a new measure for evaluating the severity of somatic symptoms. Psychosom Med. 2002;64(2):258-266. Read the source ↗
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