Table 2.

The eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) depression scores and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) scores in the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 surveys (n=1860)

	Pre-COVID-19 survey		COVID-19 survey
	n	Percentage (95% CI)	n	Percentage (95% CI)
Depression category (PHQ-8)
None (PHQ-8 score 0–4)	1187	65% (63% to 68%)	1001	56% (54% to 59%)
Mild (PHQ-8 score 5–9)	414	23% (21% to 25%)	425	24% (22% to 26%)
Moderate to severe (PHQ-8 score 10–24)	212	12% (10% to 13%)	349	20% (18% to 22%)
Missing	47		85
Anxiety category (GAD-7)
None (GAD-7 score 0–4)	1280	75% (72% to 77%)	1075	61% (58% to 63%)
Mild (GAD-7 score 5–9)	270	16% (14% to 18%)	408	23% (21% to 25%)
Moderate to severe (GAD-7 score 10–21)	167	10% (8% to 11%)	289	16% (15% to 18%)
Missing	143		88