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Table 2 ICECAP-A responses from sample of individuals with depression (n = 617) and healthy population (n = 965)

From: Assessing the validity of the ICECAP-A capability measure for adults with depression

 

Depression

Healthy

1. Feeling settled and secure (STABILITY)

n

%

n

%

I am able to feel settled and secure in all areas of my life

35

5.7

365

37.8

I am able to feel settled and secure in many areas of my life

195

31.6

474

49.1

I am able to feel settled and secure in a few areas of my life

271

43.9

112

11.6

I am unable to feel settled and secure in any areas of my life

116

18.8

14

1.5

2. Love, friendship and support (ATTACHMENT)

    

I can have a lot of love, friendship and support

138

22.4

552

57.2

I can have quite a lot of love, friendship and support

214

34.7

317

32.8

I can have a little love, friendship and support

225

36.5

92

9.5

I cannot have any love, friendship and support

40

6.5

4

0.4

3. Being independent (AUTONOMY)

    

I am able to be completely independent

244

39.5

692

71.7

I am able to be independent in many things

249

40.4

244

25.3

I am able to be independent in a few things

100

16.2

24

2.5

I am unable to be at all independent

24

3.9

5

0.5

4. Achievement and progress (ACHIEVEMENT)

    

I can achieve and progress in all aspects of my life

73

11.8

437

45.3

I can achieve and progress in many aspects of my life

219

35.5

449

46.5

I can achieve and progress in a few aspects of my life

251

40.7

75

7.8

I cannot achieve and progress in any aspects of my life

74

12.0

4

0.4

5. Enjoyment and pleasure (ENJOYMENT)

    

I can have a lot of enjoyment and pleasure

62

10.0

519

53.8

I can have quite a lot of enjoyment and pleasure

183

29.7

374

38.8

I can have a little enjoyment and pleasure

334

54.1

68

7.0

I cannot have any enjoyment and pleasure

38

6.2

4

0.4

  1. For the original ICECAP-A questionnaire, visit www.birmingham.ac.uk/icecap