Table 3 Descriptive statistics for individual items of PHQ-9 scale
PHQ-9 items | Frequency (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
How often have you bothered by any of the following problems over the last 2 weeks? | Not at all | Several days | More than half the days | Nearly everyday |
Little interest or pleasure in doing things | 94 (24.54) | 136 (35.51) | 109 (28.46) | 44 (11.49) |
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless | 122 (31.85) | 125 (32.64) | 72 (18.80) | 64 (16.71) |
Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much | 109 (28.46) | 117 (30.55) | 99 (25.85) | 58 (15.14) |
Feeling tired or having little energy | 16 (4.18) | 104 (27.15) | 123 (32.11) | 140 (36.55) |
Poor appetite or overeating | 107(27.94) | 115 (30.03) | 103 (26.89) | 58 (15.14) |
Feeling bad about yourself or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down | 130 (33.94) | 111 (28.98) | 66 (17.23) | 76 (19.84) |
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television | 175 (45.69) | 120 (31.33) | 62 (16.19) | 26 (6.79) |
Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. | 117 (30.55) | 120 (31.33) | 78 (20.37) | 68 (17.75 |
Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself | 232 (60.57) | 77 (20.10) | 53 (13.84) | 21 (5.48) |