This item records the score on the Kessler -10 (K-10), which is a standardised measure of non-specific psychological distress. The K-10 is based on questions about the level of nervousness, agitation, psychological fatigue and depression during the last 4 weeks. It is designed to discriminate between those people who have a serious mental illness and those who do not. The responses for each question 1-10 are recorded: 1 | None of the time | 2 | A little of the time | 3 | Some of the time | 4 | Most of the time | 5 | All of the time |
Add the combined codes to create an overall numeric value of the level of psychological distress: -Low: as indicated by a score of 10-19 -Mild: as indicated by a score of 20-24 -Moderate: as indicated by a score of 25-29 -Severe: as indicated by a score of 30-50
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