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Table 1 Psychological assessments

From: Long-term psychological effects of a no-sedation protocol in critically ill patients

Test

Description

Area measured

Scoring

Medical Outcome Study 36 item short-form health survey (SF-36)[12]

8-scale profile of functional health and well-being scores as well as psychometrically based physical and mental health summary measures

Generic quality of life

36 questions across eight domains; range, 0-100, with low scores indicating poor quality of life

Beck Depression Inventory 2 (BDI-II)[13]

Screening tool to assess severity of depression

Depression

21 questions ranging from 0 to 3 (total range, 0-63). A score > 10 is suggestive of depression

State Anxiety Inventory [14]

Assess current anxiety

Anxiety

20 questions ranging from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much so) (total range, 20-80).

Revised Impact of Event Scale (IES-R) [15]

Assess current subjective distress for any specific life event

PTSD symptoms

22 questions ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely) (total range, 0-88). A score > 32 is suggestive of PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome 10-Questions Inventory (PTSS-10) [16]

Screening tool to assess the presence of PTSD symptoms

PTSD symptoms

10 questions ranging from 0 to 7 (total range, 0-70). A score > 35 is suggestive of PTSD