Person—level of psychological distress, K-10 score of psychological distress code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Level of psychological distress (K-10 score) |
| METEOR identifier: | 634094 |
| Registration status: | Health, Standard 28/04/2016 |
| Definition: | The level of psychological distress experienced by a person in the four weeks prior to interview, as represented by a code (score on the K-10 scale). |
| Data Element Concept: | Person—level of psychological distress |
| Value Domain: | K-10 score of psychological distress code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Classification scheme: | K-10 score | |
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| Representation class: | Code | |
| Data type: | Number | |
| Format: | N | |
| Maximum character length: | 1 | |
| Value | Meaning | |
| Permissible values: | 1 | Low (score of 10-19) |
| 2 | Mild (score of 20-24) | |
| 3 | Moderate (score of 25-29) | |
| 4 | Severe (score of 30-50) | |
| Supplementary values: | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | 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.
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | This data element should be used in conjunction with the data elements: Person—type of psychological distress, code N[N] and Person—frequency of symptoms, code N to determine the K-10 score. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | See also Person—frequency of symptoms, code N Health, Standard 28/04/2016 See also Person—type of psychological distress, code N[N] Health, Standard 28/04/2016 |
| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Psychological distress cluster Health, Standard 28/04/2016 |