Table 2 Patient health questionnaire (PHQ-8) scoring and Interpretation with BRFSS response conversion[17, 23]
Over the last 2 weeks,how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? | PHQ-8 | Not at all | Several days | More than half the days | Nearly every day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BFRSS conversion | 0 - 1 day | 2 - 6 days | 7 - 11 days | 12 - 14 day | |
1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
3. Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
4. Feeling tired or having little energy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
5. Poor appetite or overeating | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
6. Feeling bad about yourself—or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
7. Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
8. 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 | |