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Table 1 Comparison of items in the K10, K6 and K5

From: Reliability, validity, and clinical utility of a culturally modified Kessler scale (MK-K5) in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population

K10

K6

K5

In the past 4 weeks how often have you felt…

In the past 4 weeks how often have you felt…

In the last 4 weeks how often have you felt…

1 Tired out for no good reason

  

2 Nervous

1 Nervous

1 Nervous

3 So nervous nothing could calm you down

  

4 Hopeless

2 Hopeless

2 Without hope

5 Restless or fidgety

3 Restless or fidgety

3 Restless or jumpy

6 So restless you could not sit still

  

7 Depressed

4 So depressed that nothing could cheer you up

 

8 That everything was an effort

5 That everything was an effort

4 That everything was an effort

9 So sad that nothing could cheer you up

 

5 So sad that nothing could cheer you up

10 Worthless

6 Worthless

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