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APPENDIX G: DEPRESSION MEASURE

PHQ-9 Scale

Answer the following questions based on your feelings. How often have you been bothered by the following problems in the last month?

  1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things? a. Not sure b. Several days c. Over half the days d. Nearly every day

  2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless? a. Not sure b. Several days c. Over half the days d. Nearly every day

  3. Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much? a. Not sure b. Several days c. Over half the days d. Nearly every day

  4. Feeling tired or having little energy? a. Not sure b. Several days c. Over half the days d. Nearly every day

  5. Poor appetite or overeating? a. Not sure b. Several days c. Over half the days d. Nearly every day

  6. This is an attention check question. Answer “several days” for this question. a. Not sure b. Several days c. Over half the days d. Nearly every day

  7. Feeling bad about yourself - or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down? a. Not sure b. Several days c. Over half the days d. Nearly every day

  8. Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television? a. Not sure b. Several days c. Over half the days d. Nearly every day

  9. Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? (Or the opposite) Being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual? a. Not sure b. Several days c. Over half the days d. Nearly every day

  10. Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way? a. Not sure b. Several days c. Over half the days d. Nearly every day

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