Table 3 Spearman correlation coefficients for associations between self- and parent-rated severity of depressive symptoms and of functional impairment, and number of comorbidities (n = 101)
From: Validity of the patient health questionnaire 9-item in autistic youths: a pilot study
Self-reported severity | Parent-reported severity | No. of comorbidities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Functional impairment | Depressive symptoms | Functional impairment | Depressive symptoms | |||
Self-rated severity | Functional impairment | 0.534** | 0.287** | 0.252* | 0.338** | |
Depressive symptoms | 0.534** | 0.428** | 0.410** | 0.327** | ||
Parent-rated severity | Functional impairment | 0.287** | 0.428** | 0.583** | 0.285** | |
Depressive symptoms | 0.252* | 0.410** | 0.583** | 0.307** | ||
No. of comorbidities | 0.338** | 0.327** | 0.285** | 0.307** | ||