Table 3 Distribution of GAD-7 items
From: Reliability and validity of the Portuguese version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale
GAD-7 item | Not at all | Several days | More than half the days | Nearly every day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge | 3.0% | 10.1% | 33.3% | 53.5% |
Not being able to stop or control worrying | 1.0% | 17.2% | 24.2% | 57.6% |
Worrying too much about different things | 2.0% | 12.1% | 33.3% | 52.5% |
Trouble relaxing | 5.1% | 12.1% | 38.4% | 44.4% |
Being so restless that it is hard to sit still | 8.1% | 19.2% | 34.3% | 38.3% |
Becoming easily annoyed or irritable | 3.0% | 17.2% | 30.3% | 49.5% |
Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen | 9.1% | 13.1% | 37.4% | 40.4% |