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Table 2 Summary of Subjects' Health Information

From: Development and content validity of a patient reported outcomes measure to assess symptoms of major depressive disorder

Criteria

Focus

Group

Population

Focus Group Severity

Content

Validation

Population

Content Validation Severity

  

Severe

Moderate

Mild

In

Remission

 

Severe

Moderate

Mild

In

Remission

Sample size

38

15

8

7

8

20

2

7

7

4

Health in general

          

Excellent

1 (2.6%)

0

0

0

1

4 (20.0%)

1

0

2

1

Very good

8 (21.1%)

1

3

2

2

5 (25.0%)

0

3

2

0

Good

12 (31.6%)

6

0

2

3

7 (35.0%)

0

3

2

2

Fair

11 (28.9%)

6

3

1

1

3 (15.0%)

1

0

1

1

Poor

3 (7.9%)

1

0

1

1

1 (5.0%)

0

1

0

0

Missing data

3 (7.9%)

1

2

0

0

0 (0%)

0

0

0

0

Comorbid conditions

          

Anxiety disorder

23 (60.5%)

12

3

4

4

9 (45.0%)

0

4

4

1

Arthritis

7 (18.4%)

4

0

2

1

2 (10.0%)

0

1

0

1

Cancer

1 (2.6%)

0

0

1

0

1 (5.0%)

0

1

0

0

Chronic headaches

4 (10.5%)

3

1

0

0

4 (20.0%)

0

1

2

1

Chronic low back pain

9 (23.7%)

5

2

0

2

6 (30.0%)

1

2

3

0

Colitis

0 (0%)

0

0

0

0

0 (0.0%)

0

0

0

0

Diabetes

3 (7.9%)

1

1

0

1

2 (10.0%)

0

1

0

1

Fibromyalgia

1 (2.6%)

1

0

0

0

1 (5.0%)

0

0

1

0

Heart or circulatory condition

1 (2.6%)

0

0

1

0

3 (15.0%)

0

1

1

1

Interstitial cystitis

0 (0%)

0

0

0

0

0 (0.0%)

0

0

0

0

Panic disorder

7 (18.4%)

4

1

1

1

3 (15.0%)

0

0

2

1

Thyroid disease

1 (2.6%)

1

0

0

0

2 (10.0%)

0

2

0

0

None

6 (15.8%)

2

3

0

1

4 (20.0%)

1

0

1

2

Other

9 (23.7%)

4

0

3

2

2 (10.0%)

0

0

1

1

Missing data

0 (0%)

0

0

0

0

1 (5.0%)

0

0

1

0

Type of careii

          

Care from a psychiatrist

31 (81.6%)

14

4

5

8

4 (20.0%)

1

2

0

1

Care from a psychologist

14 (36.8%)

8

4

2

5

4 (20.0%)

1

0

2

1

Care from a primary physician

12 (31.6%)

4

2

3

3

18 (90.0%)

1

7

6

4

Mental health clinic

5 (13.2%)

3

2

0

1

1 (5.0%)

0

0

0

1

Support group

7 (18.4%)

4

2

1

0

0 (0%)

0

0

0

0

Other (Therapist)

2 (5.3%)

0

0

0

2

0 (0%)

0

0

0

0

Other (NP)

1 (2.6%)

0

1

0

0

0 (0%)

0

0

0

0

Other (Hospital)

0 (0%)

0

0

0

0

1 (5.0%)

0

0

1

1

Other (Medication)

0 (0%)

0

0

0

0

1 (5.0%)

0

0

1

1

Missing data

3 (7.9%)

1

2

0

0

0 (0%)

0

0

0

0

Medicationii

          

SSRI

17 (44.7%)

7

0

6

4

12 (60.0%)

1

3

6

2

NDRI

4 (10.5%)

3

1

0

0

3 (15.0%)

1

2

0

0

SNRI

12 (31.6%)

6

2

1

3

2 (10.0%)

0

0

1

1

Tricyclic

2 (5.3%)

1

0

0

1

0 (0.0%)

0

0

0

0

Tetracyclic

2 (5.3%)

1

0

1

0

0 (0.0%)

0

0

0

0

Atypical antipsychotic

5 (13.2%)

2

1

0

2

0 (0.0%)

0

0

0

0

Other (various)

10 (26.3%)

1

2

2

5

4 (20.0%)

0

2

1

1

Missing data

5 (13.2%)

2

3

0

0

1 (5.0%)

0

0

0

1

Years experiencing symptoms

          

< 1 year

1 (2.6%)

0

1

0

0

1 (5.0%)

0

0

0

0

1-5 years

6 (15.8%)

3

0

1

2

13 (65.0%)

0

0

0

0

5-10 years

4 (10.5%)

1

0

2

1

2 (10.0%)

0

0

0

0

10-15 years

6 (15.8%)

2

2

1

1

3 (15.0%)

0

0

0

0

15-20 years

3 (7.9%)

2

0

1

0

0 (0.0%)

0

0

0

0

> 20 years*

13 (34.2%)

5

2

2

4

0 (0.0%)

0

0

0

0

Missing data

5 (13.2%)

2

3

0

0

1 (5.0%)

0

0

0

0

  1. i: One subject dropped out of study during focus group
  2. ii: Subjects were instructed to check all that apply; total will not equal 100%
  3. *: Subjects who described how long they experienced their symptom with words such as: "forever," "most of my life," "many years," "very long time," etc. are included in this category
  4. Note: Percentages (%) are rounded; each criterion (where appropriate) ≈ 100%x'