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Table 5 Spearman correlations between the RPQ proxy with the PCSI-P, and the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 proxies

From: Applicability and clinical utility of the German rivermead post-concussion symptoms questionnaire in proxies of children after traumatic brain injury: an instrument validation study

 

PCSI-P

  

RPQ Proxy

Physical

Emotional

Cognitive

Fatigue

Total

PHQ-9 Proxy

GAD-7 Proxy

Cognitive

0.52

0.53

0.65

0.38

0.60

0.49

0.46

Emotional

0.50

0.59

0.54

0.37

0.57

0.60

0.64

Somatic

0.64

0.55

0.54

0.52

0.64

0.57

0.44

Total

0.62

0.62

0.64

0.51

0.69

0.65

0.57

  1. RPQ = Rivermead Post‑Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire, PCSI-P = Post‑Concussion Symptom Inventory Proxy Version, PHQ‑9 = Patient Health Questionnaire 9, GAD‑7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale 7. The PCSI-P total score represents the aggregate of the Physical, Emotional, Cognitive, and Fatigue scales. Bold values indicate high correlation coefficients (i.e., ϱ ≥ 0.50).
  2. Group comparisons showed that higher RPQ total and scale scores were associated with more severe TBI, incomplete recovery (i.e., KOSCHI score < 5b), presence of post-TBI sensory, cognitive, and/or physical problems, and the experience of pronounced symptoms of depression and anxiety. No significant differences in the RPQ total and scale scores were observed between boys and girls (see Additional file 1, Table S2)