Each question is scored on a scale from 0 to 3, with a total score ranging from 0 to 21. To interpret the GAD-7 scores, individuals can be categorized into four different severity levels of anxiety: minimal (0-4), mild (5-9), moderate (10-14), and severe (15-21). The higher ...
According to the original authors, the total score can then be interpreted as indicating no/minimal anxiety (0–4), mild (5–9), moderate (10–14), or severe (15–21), with a reasonable cut-off value for identifying cases of GAD at 10 points. 2.3.3. Hospital anxiety and depression ...
19,26 A score of 10 or greater on the GAD-7 represents a reasonable cut point for identifying cases of GAD. Cut points of 5, 10, and 15 might be interpreted as representing mild, moderate, and severe levels of anxiety on the GAD-7, similar to levels of depression on the PHQ-9.10...
PHQ-8 < 5 & DASS-Depression ≥ 10 4 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 Any Depression is equal to the total of Major Depression plus Other Depression. Of the participants with an above threshold DASS-Depression score (≥10 points), 65.5% were also classified with any depression by PHQ-8 ...