Table 2 Item responses to the GAD-7
Item | Item responses (%) | Rate of more than half the days to several days | Rate of nearly every day to more than half the days | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not at all (%) | Several days (%) | More than half the days (%) | Nearly every day (%) | |||
1. Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge | 76.5 | 16.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 0.17 | 1.30 |
2. Not being able to stop or control worrying | 83.3 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 0.21 | 1.74 |
3. Worrying too much about different things | 76.3 | 16.3 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 0.17 | 1.64 |
4. Trouble relaxing | 80.7 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 0.20 | 1.64 |
5. Being so restless that it is hard to sit still | 88.6 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.20 | 1.87 |
6. Becoming easily annoyed or irritable | 74.9 | 18.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 0.18 | 1.15 |
7. Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen | 87.8 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.20 | 1.49 |
Average | 81.1 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.19 ± 0.02 | 1.55 ± 0.25 |