Table 1 Proportions of responses to each item on the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (n = 949)
Item | Not at all | A little | Quite a bit | Extremely | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Headache | 73.9 | 22.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 (0.6) |
2. Tremor | 86.0 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 (0.4) |
3. Lassitude or dizziness | 66.2 | 27.9 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 (0.7) |
4. Nervousness, restlessness | 66.5 | 29.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 (0.6) |
5. Suddenly scared for no reason | 88.3 | 9.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 (0.4) |
6. Increasingly fearful or anxious | 85.7 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 (0.6) |
7. Palpitations, heart beat running away | 77.9 | 18.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 (06) |
9. Bouts of anxiety or panic | 91.7 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 (0.4) |
10. So restless that it is difficult to sit still | 84.7 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 (0.5) |
11. Lack of energy, everything goes slower than usual | 40.8 | 20.2 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 (0.8) |
12. Blaming yourself for things | 63.5 | 30.2 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 (0.7) |
13. Tearfulness | 76.0 | 20.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 (0.5) |
14. Thoughts about taking your life | 96.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0 | 1.0 (0.2) |
15. Poor appetite | 90.1 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 (0.5) |
16. Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep | 55.6 | 33.6 | 7,6 | 2.5 | 1.6 (0.7) |
17. Sense of hopelessness about the future | 74.4 | 22.1 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 (0.5) |
18. Depressed, melancholy | 78.4 | 18.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 (0.6) |
19. Feeling of loneliness | 74.3 | 21.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 (0.6) |
20. Loss of sexual desire and interest | 53.5 | 29.7 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 1.6 (0.8) |
21. Feeling of being cheated in a trap or trapped | 93.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 (0.3) |
22. Very worried or upset | 70.3 | 25.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 (0.6) |
23. No interest in anything | 87.2 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 (0.5) |
24. Feeling everything is an effort | 75.2 | 20.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 (0.6) |
25. Feeling useless | 79.3 | 17.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 (0.5) |
Anxiety mean score | 1.2 (0.3) | ||||
Depression mean score | 1.3 (0.3) | ||||
HSCL-25 total mean score | 1.3 (0.3) |