RT Article
T1 Measuring somatic symptoms with the PHQ-15: a comparative study of three Iranian samples
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 23
IS 3/4
SP 289
OP 301
A1 Dadfar, Mahboubeh
A1 Asgharnejadfarid, Ali Asghar
A1 Hosseini, Agha Fatemeh
A1 Esfahani, Mehdi Nasr
A1 Lester, David
A1 Kalibatseva, Zornitsa
A2 Asgharnejadfarid, Ali Asghar
A2 Hosseini, Agha Fatemeh
A2 Esfahani, Mehdi Nasr
A2 Lester, David
A2 Kalibatseva, Zornitsa
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1839006293
AB Somatic symptoms are among the most common presenting concerns in the primary care. The theoretical literature has proposed that Iranians may somaticize distress. The aims of the study were (a) to compare somatic symptoms among three Iranian samples, (b) to explore gender-related differences, and (c) to investigate the psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15). A total of 349 Iranian participants (94 college students, 100 elderly persons, and 155 psychiatric outpatients) were recruited. Psychiatric outpatients scored higher on somatic symptoms than college students. Females in all samples scored higher than males. The measure in all samples demonstrated good internal consistency and reliability as well as moderate concurrent and discriminant validity. For each sample identified four slightly different factors, which covered gastrointestinal, pain, psycho-fatigue, cardiopulmonary, and reproductive symptoms. Implications for culturally appropriate services are discussed. This study provides evidence for the usefulness of the PHQ-15 for assessing somatic symptoms in three Iranian samples and extends existing research about the measure's factor structure.
K1 Iran
K1 PHQ-15
K1 Somatic symptoms
K1 Culture
K1 Factor Structure
K1 Gender
DO 10.1080/13674676.2020.1718069