Person—level of psychological distress, K-10 score of psychological distress code N
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Level of psychological distress (K-10 score) |
| METEOR identifier: | 634094 |
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| 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 |
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| Classification scheme: | K-10 score | ||||||||||
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||
| Data type: | Number | ||||||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||||||
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| 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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| 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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| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||||||
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| Related metadata references: | See also Person—frequency of symptoms, code N
See also Person—type of psychological distress, code N[N]
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