Table 6.
Comparison of mental health problems between respondents of MRW and the general population
| Instrument/subdomain | MRW | POPUP | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HADS | N = 1159 | N = 9000 | |
| HADS-Anxietya | |||
| Normal | 6.7% | 63.6% | < 0.0001 |
| Mild | 23.6% | 16.1% | |
| Moderate | 47.7% | 10.9% | |
| Severe | 21.9% | 9.4% | |
| Mean (SD) | 11.5 (2.4) | 6.4 (4.6) | < 0.0001 |
| HADS-Depressiona | |||
| Normal | 24.2% | 84.0% | < 0.0001 |
| Mild | 57.3% | 9.2% | |
| Moderate | 16.9% | 4.2% | |
| Severe | 1.6% | 2.7% | |
| Mean (SD) | 8.9 (2.0) | 5.0 (4.1) | < 0.0001 |
| EQ-5D-5L | N = 1299 | N = 9000 | |
| Anxiety/Depression | |||
| I am not anxious or depressed | 42.5% | 57.5% | < 0.0001 |
| I am slightly anxious or depressed | 34.6% | 25.4% | |
| I am moderately anxious or depressed | 18.6% | 11.5% | |
| I am severely anxious or depressed | 3.3% | 3.8% | |
| I am extremely anxious or depressed | 1.1% | 1.9% | |
| Mean (SD) | 1.9 (0.9) | 1.7 (0.9) | < 0.0001 |
| EQ-5D-5L: bolt on | N = 1299 | N = 9000 | |
| Self-confidence | |||
| I have no problems with self-confidence | 44.7% | 66.8% | < 0.0001 |
| I have slight problems with self-confidence | 30.4% | 18.7% | |
| I have moderate problems with self-confidence | 16.7% | 9.4% | |
| I have severe problems with self-confidence | 6.6% | 3.5% | |
| I have extreme problems with self-confidence | 1.6% | 1.6% | |
| Mean (SD) | 1.9 (1) | 1.5 (0.9) | < 0.0001 |
| HUI-3 | N = 540 | N = 9000 | |
| Emotion | |||
| Happy and interested in life | 25.0% | 41.2% | < 0.0001 |
| Somewhat happy | 44.1% | 39.1% | |
| Somewhat unhappy | 21.7% | 14.4% | |
| Very unhappy | 6.7% | 3.7% | |
| So unhappy that life is not worthwhile | 2.6% | 1.7% | |
| Mean (SD) | 2.2 (1) | 1.9 (0.9) | < 0.0001 |
| MG-QoL-15r | N = 1117 | N = 9000 | |
| I feel frustrated | |||
| Not at all | 23.5% | 52.5% | < 0.0001 |
| Somewhat | 52.3% | 38.2% | |
| Very much | 24.2% | 9.3% | |
| Mean (SD) | 1.0 (0.7) | 0.6 (0.6) | < 0.0001 |
| I am depressed | |||
| Not at all | 43.7% | 66.6% | < 0.0001 |
| Somewhat | 45.0% | 25.7% | |
| Very much | 11.3% | 7.7% | |
| Mean (SD) | 0.7 (0.7) | 0.4 (0.6) | < 0.0001 |
| I feel overwhelmed | |||
| Not at all | 44.4% | 70.0% | < 0.0001 |
| Somewhat | 42.3% | 22.4% | |
| Very much | 13.3% | 7.6% | |
| Mean (SD) | 0.7 (0.7) | 0.4 (0.6) | < 0.0001 |
aScores of 0–7 represent “normal” levels of anxiety or depression; scores of 8–10 represent “borderline”; and mean total scores of 11 or more on indicate a “significant case of psychological morbidity”