Table 3.

Distribution of the Study Participants According to Hospital Depression

	Hospital Depression Scale*	No. (n=117)	%
1.	I feel as if I am slowed down
	From time to time	20	17.1
	Sometimes	50	42.7
	All the time	11	9.4
	Never	36	30.8
2.	I still enjoy the things I used to enjoy
	Sure, most of the time	32	27.4
	Not too much	53	45.3
	Just a little	25	21.4
	Hardly done	7	6.0
3.	I have lost interest in my appearance
	I care too much	29	24.8
	Most of the time I do not	37	31.6
	Sometimes not	28	23.9
	Sure	23	19.7
4.	I can laugh and see the funny side of things
	As I can	57	48.7
	From time to time	34	29.1
	Not all the time	24	20.5
	Never	2	1.7
5.	I desire the interest of things
	I did too much	47	40.2
	Less than usual	41	35.0
	Significantly less than usual	23	19.7
	Hardly done	6	5.1
6.	I feel cheerful
	Most of the time	33	28.2
	From time to time	40	34.2
	Not too much	27	23.1
	Not usually	17	14.5
7.	I can enjoy a good book or radio or TV programme
	Never	42	35.9
	From time to time	28	23.9
	Sometimes	34	29.1
	Most of the time	13	11.1

Notes: *The Hospital Depression Scale, reprinted with permission from: Zigmond AS, Snaith RP. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1983;67(6):361–370. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1983.tb09716.x. © John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.¹³