Table 2 Mokken scaling of the Cardiac Depression Scale (n=603)

11

Dying is the best solution for me

2.07

0.31†

14

There is only misery in the future for me

2.48

0.43†

18

Things which I regret about my life are bothering me

2.78

0.30†

12

I feel in good spirits*

3.00

0.39†

23

I feel independent and in control of my life*

3.13

0.35†

4

I get pleasure from life at present*

3.24

0.35†

20

My memory is as good as it always was*

3.25

0.31†

2

My concentration is as good as it ever was*

3.30

0.35†

15

My mind is as fast and alert as always*

3.30

0.32†

19

I gain as much pleasure from my leisure activities as I used to*

3.49

0.38†

10

I feel like I’m living on borrowed time

3.52

0.40†

24

I lose my temper more easily nowadays

3.52

0.31†

16

I get hardly anything done

3.64

0.40

3

I can’t be bothered doing anything much

3.65

0.34†

1

I have dropped many of my interests and activities

3.67

0.35†

22

I seem to get more easily irritated by others than before

3.88

0.37†

25

I feel frustrated

3.89

0.42

6

I may not recover completely

3.90

0.33

8

I am not the person I used to be

4.17

0.42

17

My problems are not over yet

4.39

0.36