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Table 1 Items in the depression, anxiety and somatization subscales

From: The association between mental health symptoms and mobility limitation among Russian, Somali and Kurdish migrants: a population based study

Item*

Subscale

Loss of sexual interest or pleasure (5)

DEP

Feeling low in energy, slowed down (14)

DEP

Thoughts of ending one’s life (15)

DEP

Poor appetite (19)

DEP1

Crying easily (20)

DEP

Feeling trapped or caught (22)

DEP

Blaming oneself for things (26)

DEP

Feeling lonely (29)

DEP

Feeling blue (30)

DEP

Worrying too much about things (31)

DEP

Feeling no interest in things (32)

DEP

Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep (66)

DEP1

Feeling hopeless about the future (54)

DEP

Feeling everything is an effort (71)

DEP

Feelings of worthlessness (79)

DEP

Nervousness or shakiness inside (2)

ANX

Trembling (17)

ANX

Being suddenly scared for no apparent reason (23)

ANX

Feeling fearful (33)

ANX

Heart pounding or racing (39)

ANX

Feeling tense or keyed up (57)

ANX

Spells of terror or panic (72)

ANX

Feeling restless, not being able to sit still (78)

ANX

Headaches (1)

ANX2, SOM

Faintness, dizziness, or weakness (2)

ANX2, SOM

Pains in heart or chest (12)

SOM

Pains in lower back (27)

SOM

Nausea or upset stomach (40)

SOM

Soreness of muscles (42)

SOM

Trouble getting your breath (48)

SOM

Hot or cold spells (49)

SOM

Numbness or tingling in parts of your body (52)

SOM

A lump in your throat (53)

SOM

Feeling weak in parts of your body (56)

SOM

Heavy feelings in your arms or legs (58)

SOM

  1. DEP = Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 [21], depression subscale, ANX = Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 [21], anxiety subscale, SOM = Symptom Checklist-90 [22], somatization subscale.
  2. *In brackets the original numbers from the SCL-90 [22].
  3. 1Included in the depression scale of the HSCL-25, but not the depression scale of the SCL-90.
  4. 2Included in the anxiety scale of the HSCL-25, but not the anxiety scale of the SCL-90.