Table 1 Descriptive results on the questions of the modified Finnish PHQ-9 among female healthcare workers with recurrent non-specific low back pain (N = 219)
Over the past week, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems (1–9) | Item scores:a 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | Missing (n, %) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Lack of enthusiasm for doing anything | 20.2 | 55.5 | 18.3 | 6.0 | (1, 0.5) |
Original: Little interest or pleasure in doing things | |||||
2. Feeling depressed | 30.7 | 51.8 | 14.7 | 2.8 | (1, 0.5) |
Original: Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless | |||||
3. Have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep | 64.2 | 31.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 | (1, 0.5) |
Original: Trouble falling or staying a sleep, or sleeping too much | |||||
4. Feeling low in energy or slowed down | 48.6 | 41.3 | 8.3 | 1.8 | (1, 0.5) |
Original: Feeling tired or having little energy | |||||
5. Have a poor appetite | 44.0 | 45.9 | 8.7 | 1.4 | (1, 0.5) |
Original: Poor appetite or overeating | |||||
6. Cry easily or feel like crying | 30.7 | 56.0 | 11.0 | 2.3 | (1, 0.5) |
Original: Feeling bad about yourself —or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down | |||||
7. Feeling bored or having little interest in doing things | 21.2 | 50.2 | 22.6 | 6.0 | (2, 0.9) |
Original: Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television | |||||
8. Feeling yourself lonely | 22.9 | 34.4 | 30.7 | 11.9 | (1, 0.5) |
Original: Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the opposite | |||||
9. Feeling hopeless about the future | 63.8 | 31.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | (1, 0.5) |
Original: Thoughts that you would be better off dead of or hurting yourself in some way | |||||