Table 2.
Levels of psychological distress among the study participants.
| Anxiety and Depression Checklist (K10) (last 4 weeks) | Total | None, n (%) | A little, n (%) | Sometime, n (%) | Most of the time, n (%) | All the time, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. About how often did you feel tired out for no good reason? | 928 | 217 (23.4) | 179 (19.3) | 377 (40.6) | 137 (14.8) | 18 (1.9) |
| 2. About how often did you feel nervous? | 928 | 232 (25.0) | 259 (27.9) | 332 (35.8) | 91 (9.8) | 14 (1.5) |
| 3. About how often did you feel so nervous that nothing could calm you down? | 928 | 492 (53.0) | 217 (23.4) | 174 (18.8) | 42 (4.5) | 3 (0.3) |
| 4. About how often did you feel hopeless? | 928 | 337 (36.3) | 232 (25.0) | 226 (24.4) | 110 (11.9) | 23 (2.5) |
| 5. About how often did you feel restless or fidgety? | 928 | 379 (40.8) | 238 (25.6) | 220 (23.7) | 80 (8.6) | 11 (1.2) |
| 6. About how often did you feel so restless you could not sit still? | 928 | 562 (60.6) | 203 (21.9) | 124 (13.4) | 34 (3.7) | 5 (0.5) |
| 7. About how often did you feel so depressed? | 928 | 304 (32.8) | 227 (24.5) | 268 (28.9) | 104 (11.2) | 25 (2.6) |
| 8. About how often did you feel that everything was an effort? | 928 | 308 (33.2) | 243 (26.2) | 246 (26.5) | 105 (11.3) | 26 (2.8) |
| 9. About how often did you feel so sad that nothing could cheer you up? | 928 | 392 (42.2) | 226 (24.4) | 217 (23.4) | 77 (8.0) | 16 (1.7) |
| 10. About how often did you feel worthless? | 928 | 446 (48.1) | 218 (23.5) | 174 (18.8) | 64 (6.9) | 26 (2.8) |
| K10 score (total) | 928 | |||||
| Mean (±SD) | 21.0 (8.2) | |||||
| Range | 10 to 50 | |||||
| Level of psychological distress (K10 categories) | 928 | |||||
| Low (score 10–15) | 284 (30.6) | |||||
| Moderate (score 16–21) | 243 (26.2) | |||||
| High (score 22–29) | 246 (26.5) | |||||
| Very high (score 30–50) | 155 (16.7) |