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Table 4 Mean scores on the LEAPS total and Productivity Subscale versus depression severity (based on QIDS-SR score).

From: A new clinical rating scale for work absence and productivity: validation in patients with major depressive disorder

QIDS-SR Severity Category (score range)

N

LEAPS total score*

SD

LEAPS Productivity Subscale score*

SD

None to minimal (0-5)

25

2.6

2.3

0.6

0.9

Mild (6-10)

41

8.4

4.6

2.9

2.1

Moderate (11-15)

78

13.1

4.6

4.8

2.7

Severe (16-20)

57

15.7

5.7

6.6

3.2

Very Severe (21-27)

33

18.2

6.7

5.9

4.4

Total

234

12.5

6.8

4.6

3.4

  1. QIDS-SR, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, Self-Rated; LEAPS, Lam Employment Absence and Productivity Scale; SD, standard deviation.
  2. * p < 0.05, one-way ANOVA using post hoc Tukey's Highly Significant Differences for all pairwise comparisons, except between Severe and Very Severe categories.
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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