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. 2021 Oct 20;10(10):e31241. doi: 10.2196/31241

Table 2.

Ecological momentary questionnaire items and response options.

Measure Items (Since the last prompt...) Response options
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors
  • Have you had thoughts of killing yourself?

  • Have you planned out (worked out the details of) how you would do it?

  • When you thought about killing yourself, did you think that this was something you might actually do?

  • Did you do anything to try to kill yourself?

Yes or No
Suicidal intensity
  • How intense is this feeling for you right now?

Likert scale 1-10
Depression [34]
  • I have little interest or pleasure in doing things

  • I am feeling down, depressed, or hopeless

Likert scale: 0=Not at all, 1=Some of the time, 2=Most of the time, 3=All of the time
Thwarted belongingness [35]
  • I feel close to others

  • I feel like I belong

Yes or No
Perceived burdensomeness [25]
  • I feel that people would be happier without me

  • I feel that right now people would be better off if I was gone

Yes or No
Hopelessness [33]
  • I feel that things won’t work out

  • I feel there is no use in really trying

True or false
Capability for suicide [40]
  • I could kill myself if I wanted to.

  • I am very much afraid to die.

Likert scale 1-10