Form Type | Variable | ID | Question | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Form 2 | PHQBadF | 733 | f. Feeling bad about yourself or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down: | 2007-10-01 - Variable Added |
Form 2 | PHQConcentrateF | 733 | g. Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television: | 2007-10-01 - Variable Added |
Form 2 | PHQDeadF | 733 | i. Thoughts that you would be better off dead or hurting yourself in some way: | 2007-10-01 - Variable Added |
Form 2 | PHQDifficultF | 732 | j. How difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people? | 2007-10-01 - Variable Added |
Form 2 | PHQDownF | 733 | b. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless: | 2007-10-01 - Variable Added |
Form 2 | PHQEatF | 733 | e. Poor appetite or overeating: | 2007-10-01 - Variable Added |
Form 2 | PHQPleasureF | 733 | a. Little interest or pleasure in doing things: | 2007-10-01 - Variable Added |
Form 2 | PHQSleepF | 733 | c. Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much: | 2007-10-01 - Variable Added |
Form 2 | PHQSlowF | 733 | h. Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. Or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual: | 2007-10-01 - Variable Added |
Form 2 | PHQTiredF | 733 | d. Feeling tired or having little energy: | 2007-10-01 - Variable Added |
DEPRESSION
PHQ
Definition
The Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) is a brief initial screening tool for depression.
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) contains is a 9-item, patient self-report depression assessment.
Participants are asked how often they have been bothered by the first 2 items from the list below over the last 2 week. If either is endorsed, the remaining items are asked.
- Little Interest or pleasure in doing things
- Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
- Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much
- Feeling tired or having little energy
- Poor appetite or overeating
- Feeling bad about yourself – or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down
- Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
- Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. Or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual
- Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way
- If you indicated any problems in the previous questions, how difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people
Form
[ ] Form 1
[X] Form 2
Source
Interview, Mail-Out (participant only)
Details
Interviewers should read the following introduction prior to administering the PHQ: “Over the LAST 2 WEEKS, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?”
If either of the first 2 questions are coded either ‘1 - Several Days’, ‘2 - More Than Half Of The Days’, or ‘3 - Nearly Every Day’, then proceed to ask the remaining PHQ items.
If both of the first 2 questions are coded ‘0 - Not at all’, code remaining PHQ items as ‘81 - Not Applicable’ and skip to next section of interview.
The PHQ should not be administered to a significant other, or any other proxy. If the individual is unable to provide data, use code ‘82. Not Applicable: No data from person with TBI’.
Every effort should be made to obtain the PHQ assessments, however, if any items can not be assessed, use code ‘99. Unknown’. Do not leave blanks.
Links
Reference
Characteristics
Participant responses to these variables may be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic starting in March of 2020.
On 4/1/2022, the PHQ-2 Screener was implemented.
Variables
Codes and Values
ID | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
732 | 0 | Not Difficult at All |
732 | 1 | Somewhat Difficult |
732 | 2 | Very Difficult |
732 | 3 | Extremely Difficult |
732 | 66 | Variable Did Not Exist |
732 | 81 | Not Applicable: No problems |
732 | 82 | Not Applicable: No data from person with TBI |
732 | 99 | Unknown |
733 | 0 | Not at All |
733 | 1 | Several Days |
733 | 2 | More Than Half of the Days |
733 | 3 | Nearly Every Day |
733 | 66 | Variable Did Not Exist |
733 | 81 | Not Applicable |
733 | 82 | Not Applicable: No data from person with TBI |
733 | 99 | Unknown |
History
Date | Description |
|---|---|
2021-01-15 | Added CHARACTERISTICS : "Participant responses to these variables may be affected by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020. " |
2022-04-01 | Added Code : "8-Not Applicable" to items c. - i. |
2022-04-01 | On 4/1/2022, the PHQ-2 Screener was implemented. |