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. 2022 Mar 25;6(3):e33073. doi: 10.2196/33073

Table 3.

Negative mood scores.

Time point Participants, n (%) PHQ-9a,b, mean (SD) Kessler-10c, mean (SD) PCL-Cd,e, mean (SD)
Baseline 15 (100) 10.33 (6.93) 21.66 (10.76) 17 (14.73)
Week 4 11 (73) 6.46 (6.19) 15.86 (11.03) 14.73 (13.23)
Week 8 10 (67) 5.06 (5.49) 14.66 (11.27) 11.86 (10.84)
Week 12 10 (67) 5.93 (5.79) 14 (11.55) 12.6 (11.87)
Week 24 7 (47) 4.53 (5.57) 10.86 (12.22) 11.6 (14.20)

aPHQ-9: The Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

bScores range from 0 (minimal) to –27 (severe) depression asking, “over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?” Scores in the 5 to 9 range are considered mild severity.

cThe Kessler-10 Psychological Distress Scale asks participants how they have been feeling over the past 1 month. Scores range from 10 (minimal) to 50 (severe distress).

dPCL-C: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist–Civilian.

eThe PCL-C asks, “how much have you been bothered by each of the following 20 statements in the past 1 month?” Scores range from 0 to 80, with scores >30 being likely to have a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder.