Table 4.
The frequency of S1 and S2 participants’ answers on each GAD-7 scale question.
| GAD-7 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How often have you been bothered by feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge over the past 2 weeks? | |||||
| Not at all | Several days | More than half the days | Nearly every day | p | |
| S1. No. (%) | 335(30.7) | 408(37.4) | 131(12.1) | 216(19.8) | <0.001* |
| S2. No. (%) | 176 (15.9) | 381 (34.5) | 216 (19.5) | 332 (30.0) | |
| Total. No. (%) | 511 (23.3) | 789(35.9) | 347(15.8) | 548(25.0) | |
| How often have you been bothered by not being able to stop or control worrying over the past 2 weeks? | |||||
| Not at all | Several days | More than half the days | Nearly every day | ||
| S1. No. (%) | 608(55.8) | 312(28.6) | 83(7.6) | 87(8) | <0.001* |
| S2. No. (%) | 448(40.5) | 412(37.3) | 124(11.2) | 121(11.0) | |
| Total. No. (%) | 1056(48.1) | 724 (33.0) | 207(9.4) | 208 (9.5) | |
| How often have you been bothered by worrying too much about different things over the past 2 weeks? | |||||
| Not at all | Several days | More than half the days | Nearly every day | ||
| S1. No. (%) | 407(37.3) | 422(38.7) | 130(11.9) | 131(12.1) | <0.001* |
| S2. No. (%) | 289(26.2) | 465(42.1) | 165(14.9) | 186(16.8) | |
| Total. No. (%) | 696(31.7) | 887 (40.4) | 295(13.4) | 317(14.4) | |
| How often have you been bothered by trouble relaxing over the past 2 weeks? | |||||
| Not at all | Several days | More than half the days | Nearly every day | ||
| S1. No. (%) | 405(37.2) | 341(31.3) | 154(14.1) | 190(17.4) | <0.001* |
| S2. No. (%) | 271(24.5) | 375(33.9) | 185(16.7) | 274(24.8) | |
| Total. No. (%) | 676(30.8) | 716 (32.6) | 339(15.4) | 464 (21.1) | |
| How often have you been bothered by being so restless that it's hard to sit still over the past 2 weeks? | |||||
| Not at all | Several days | More than half the days | Nearly every day | ||
| S1. No. (%) | 657(60.3) | 288(26.4) | 82(7.5) | 63(5.8) | <0.001* |
| S2. No. (%) | 556 (50.3) | 329(29.8) | 126(11.4) | 94(8.5) | |
| Total. No. (%) | 1213 (55.3) | 617 (28.1) | 208 (9.5) | 157 (7.2) | |
| How often have you been bothered by becoming easily annoyed or irritable over the past 2 weeks? | |||||
| Not at all | Several days | More than half the days | Nearly every day | ||
| S1. No. (%) | 398(36.5) | 418(38.4) | 128(11.7) | 146(13.4) | <0.001* |
| S2. No. (%) | 249(22.5) | 441(39.9) | 209(18.9) | 206(18.6) | |
| Total. No. (%) | 647(29.5) | 859(39.1) | 337(15.4) | 352(16.0) | |
| How often have you been bothered by feeling afraid as if something awful might happen over the past 2 weeks? | |||||
| Not at all | Several days | More than half the days | Nearly every day | ||
| S1. No. (%) | 579(53.1) | 351(32.2) | 66(6.1) | 94(8.6) | <0.001* |
| S2. No. (%) | 526(47.6) | 357(32.3) | 121(11.0) | 101(9.1) | |
| Total. No. (%) | 1105(50.3) | 708(32.3) | 187(8.5) | 195(8.9) | |
GAD-7: general anxiety disorder-7 scale, S1: Sample 1, S2: sample 2, *- P<0.05.