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Table 3 Patient Health Questionnaire-9: general and localised versions

From: Collaborative care for the detection and management of depression among adults with hypertension in South Africa: study protocol for the PRIME-SA randomised controlled trial

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?a

Not at all

Several days

More than half of the days

Nearly every day

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?b

0 days

1–7 days

8–11 days

12–14 days

Little interest or pleasure in doing things

0

1

2

3

Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless

0

1

2

3

Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much

0

1

2

3

Feeling tired or having little energy

0

1

2

3

Poor appetite or overeating

0

1

2

3

Feeling bad about yourself – or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down

0

1

2

3

Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television

0

1

2

3

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

0

1

2

3

Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way

0

1

2

3

Please could you confirm your answer for this question: Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way

0

1

2

3

 

Total score ___ = ___ + ___ + ___

If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?a, b

Not difficult at all

Somewhat difficult

Very difficult

Extremely difficult

  1. aGeneral version
  2. bLocalised version