Table 1. Moodpath depression screening questions and ICD-10 symptom categories.
ICD-10 symptoms | Moodpath questions | |
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Core symptoms of depression | ||
1 | Depressed mood | Are you feeling depressed? |
Are you feeling hopeless? | ||
2 | Loss of interest and enjoyment | Do you feel like you are not interested in anything right now? |
Do you have less pleasure in doing things you usually enjoy? | ||
3 | Increased fatigability | Do you currently have considerably less energy? |
Are your everyday tasks making you very tired currently? | ||
Associated symptoms of depression | ||
4 | Reduced concentration and attention | Is it hard for you to make decisions currently? |
Is it hard for you to concentrate currently? | ||
5 | Reduced self-esteem and self-confidence | Is your self-confidence clearly lower than usual? |
Are you feeling up to your tasks? | ||
6 | Ideas of guilt and unworthiness | Are you blaming yourself currently? |
Do you think you are worth less than others right now? | ||
7 | Bleak and pessimistic views of the future | Are you thinking that you will be doing well in the future? |
Are you looking hopefully into the future? | ||
8 | Ideas or acts of self-harm or suicide | Are you thinking about death more often than usual? |
9 | Disturbed sleep | Did you sleep badly last night? |
10 | Diminished appetite | Do you have less or no appetite today? |
The answer format is “yes/no”. If “yes” is chosen, the symptom burden is rated on a four-point scale.