From: Depression in Aboriginal men in central Australia: adaptation of the Patient Health Questionnaire 9
“Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?” | |||
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Language | Back translation 1 | Back translation 2 | Within language consensus |
Arrernte | Are you feeling down, depressed? | How do your feelings feel? | Have you been feeling sad, down, depressed, no good? |
Pitjantjatjara | Are you always unhappy, lonely, and feeling sad all the time | Is your spirit sick, sad or homesick? | Have you been feeling unhappy, lonely, sad or your spirit is sick? |
Anmatyerre | Is your spirit feeling no good? | Do you feel no good, nothing makes you feel better? | Have you felt depressed, no good, your spirit feels no good? |
Warlpiri | Do you feel down, sorry for yourself? | Have you been feeling sad and sorry for yourself? | Have you been feeling really sad about yourself? |
Luritja | Are you feeling sad inside? | Do you have an overwhelming sadness inside? | Have you been feeling sad inside? |
Final adaptation | “Have you been feeling unhappy, depressed, or really no good, that your spirit was sad?” |