Considering the variation in the score distributions and measurement characteristics of the K10 scale15 across countries, country-specific normative data should allow for the valid interpretation of scores. Therefore, to facilitate the interpretation of K10 (and K6) data from European populations and to...
Scoringinstructions Eachitemisscoredfromone‘noneofthetime’tofive‘allofthetime’.Scoresofthe10itemsarethen summed,yieldingaminimumscoreof10andamaximumscoreof50.Lowscoresindicatelowlevelsof psychologicaldistressandhighscoresindicatehighlevelsofpsychologicaldistress. Interpretationofscores The2001VictorianPopulationHealth...