Table 2 Participants’ response to Kessler psychological distress scale
Number | Item | None of the time | A little of the time | Some of the time | Most of the time | All of the time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel tired out for no good reason? | 6.2% | 15.6% | 25.0% | 34.4% | 18.7% |
2 | During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel nervous? | 6.1% | 16.6% | 28.4% | 33.3% | 15.6% |
3 | During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel so nervous that nothing could calm you down? | 28.8% | 27.2% | 22.7% | 14.2% | 7.0% |
4 | During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel hopeless? | 12.2% | 21.2% | 25.0% | 22.3% | 19.3% |
5 | During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel restless or fidgety? | 8.0% | 22.9% | 29.9% | 26.0% | 13.2% |
6 | During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel so restless you could not sit still? | 31.6% | 26.5% | 22.8% | 12.2% | 6.8% |
7 | During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel depressed? | 12.8% | 19.3% | 23.0% | 22.7% | 22.2% |
8 | During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel that everything was an effort? | 6.4% | 17.1% | 23.9% | 27.2% | 25.4% |
9 | During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel so sad that nothing could cheer you up? | 16.3% | 22.1% | 23.2% | 20.3% | 18.1% |
10 | During the last 30 days, about how often did you feel worthless? | 39.0% | 21.3% | 15.9% | 12.1% | 11.8% |