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. 2019 Jan 14;17:14. doi: 10.1186/s12955-019-1080-6

Table 1.

Clinical cut-off scores of outcome measures

Outcomes Cut-off scores Meaning
BDI-II ≥ 20 At least moderate depression
BDI-6 ≥ 7 At least moderate depression
WHO-3 ≥ 50 At least mild depression
SF-36 PF ≤ −1a Limitation in the physical functioning domain
SF-36 RP ≤ −1a Limitation in the role physical domain
SF-36 BP ≤ −1a Limitation in the bodily pain domain
SF-36 GH ≤ −1a Limitation in the general health domain
SF-36 VT ≤ −1a Limitation in the vitality domain
SF-36 SF ≤ −1a Limitation in the social functioning domain
SF-36 RE ≤ −1a Limitation in the role emotional domain
SF-36 MH ≤ −1a Limitation in the mental health domain

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