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. 2019 Jan 3;14:2. doi: 10.1186/s13011-018-0187-9

Table 2.

Measures of HRQOL, physical health and mental health

Variables Percentage or Mean (SD)
SF-12 PCS (n = 2176) 44.63 (9.75), range 11.04 - 64.08
SF-12 MCS (n = 2176) 41.76 (11.40), range 10.83 - 69.06
BSI-18 total, raw score (n = 2164) 13.33 (11.52), range 0 - 64
BSI-18 Somatization 3.58 (3.60), range 0 - 22
BSI-18 Depression 5.78 (5.28), range 0 - 24
BSI-18 Anxiety 3.97 (4.24), range 0 - 23
OTI-HSS sum score, gender-corrected (n = 2131) 11.99 (7.41), range 0 - 42.71
CGI-S (n = 2041) 2.91 (1.59), range 1-7
CGI-S categories (n = 2041)
 1 - Normal, not at all ill 27.5%
 2 - Borderline mentally ill 16.9%
 3 - Mildly ill 18.6%
 4 - Moderately ill 17.6%
 5 - Markedly ill 13.9%
 6 - Severely ill 5.0%
 7 - Extremely ill 0.5%
CGI-I (n = 1995) 2.71 (1.04), range 1 - 6
CGI-I categories (n = 1995)
 1 - Very much improved 10.3%
 2 - Much improved 34.9%
 3 - Minimally improved 33.4%
 4 - No change 17.0%
 5 - Minimally worse 3.1%
 6 - Much worse 1.2%
GAF (n = 2076) 65.71 (18.81), range 0 - 100
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders a(n = 2176) 56.9%
In psychopharmacological treatment (n = 2049) 27.5%

Note. SF-12, BSI-18, and OTI-HSS are patient-reported; CGI and GAF are clinician-reported; data on psychiatric disorders and psychopharmacological treatment is taken from patients’ medical records. Percentages are based on valid numbers, which are indicated in parentheses behind the variables. a in past 6 months: depression, anxiety disorder, PTSD, psychotic disorder, or Other,

Abbreviations. SF-12 12-Item Short Form Health Survey, PCS Physical Component Summary, MCS Mental Component Summary, BSI-18 Brief Symptom Inventory-18, OTI-HSS Opiate Treatment Index - Health Symptoms Scale, CGI-S Clinical Global Impression – Severity, CGI-I Clinical Global Impression – Improvement, GAF Global Assessment of Functioning