Table 2 Results of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 tests
From: Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression within the UNiversity community: the cross-sectional UN-SAD study
Senior academics (N = 146) | Junior academics (N = 109) | Administrative staff (N = 111) | Overall (N = 366) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHQ-9, n (%) | |||||
None | 62 (42.5) | 26 (23.9) | 38 (34.2) | 126 (34.4) | < 0.001 |
Mild | 63 (43.2) | 40 (36.7) | 43 (38.7) | 146 (39.9) | |
Moderate | 14 (9.6) | 31 (28.4) | 24 (21.6) | 69 (18.9) | |
Moderately severe | 7 (4.8) | 7 (6.4) | 6 (5.4) | 20 (5.5) | |
Severe | 0 (0.0) | 5 (4.6) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.4) | |
Depressive symptoms, n (%; 95%CI) | |||||
Low-risk | 125 (85.6; 79.0–91.4) | 66 (60.6; 51.2–69.2) | 81 (73.0; 64.1–80.4) | 272 (74.3; 69.6–78.5) | < 0.001 |
High-risk | 21 (14.4; 9.6–21.0) | 43 (39.4; 30.8–48.8) | 30 (27.0; 19.6–35.9) | 94 (25.7; 21.5–30.4) | |
GAD-7, n (%) | |||||
None | 73 (50.0) | 34 (31.2) | 40 (36.0) | 147 (40.2) | < 0.001 |
Mild | 51 (34.9) | 39 (35.8) | 46 (41.4) | 136 (37.2) | |
Moderate | 17 (11.6) | 23 (21.1) | 20 (18.0) | 60 (16.4) | |
Severe | 5 (3.4) | 13 (11.9) | 5 (4.5) | 23 (6.3) | |
Anxiety symptoms, n (%; 95%CI) | |||||
Low-risk | 124 (84.9; 78.2–89.8) | 73 (67.0; 57.7–75.1) | 86 (77.5; 68.9–84.3) | 283 (77.3; 72.8–81.3) | 0.003 |
High-risk | 22 (15.1; 10.2–21.8) | 36 (33.0; 24.9–42.3) | 25 (22.5; 15.7–31.1) | 83 (22.7; 18.7–27.2) | |