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Table 4 Mean scores of CES-D items concerning depressive and anxiety disorders

From: The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale is an adequate screening instrument for depression and anxiety disorder in adults with congential heart disease

CES-D items(range 0: rare ~3: most)

Depressive disorder

Anxiety disorder

Difference(BI)

Mean (SD)

Mean(SD)

I was bothered by things that don’t usually bother me

0.8(0.8)

0.7(1.0)

0.1(−0.8–0.6)

I didn’t feel like eating

0.6(0.7)

0.5(0.8)

0.1(−0.8–0.4)

I felt that I could not shake off the blues

0.7(0.8)

0.5(0.7)

0.2(−0.6–0.3)

I felt that I was just as good as other people

1.5(1.0)

1.4(0.8)

0.1(−0.4–0.8)

I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was dong

0.8(0.8)

0.6(0.5)

0.2(−0.8–0.3)

I felt depressed

1.3(0.8)

1.2(0.7)

0.1(−0.5–0.6)

I felt everything I did was an effort

1.3(1.0)

1.4(1.1)

0.1(−0.4–0.4)

I felt hopeful about the future

1.5(1.0)

1.3(0.9)

0.2(−0.8–0.6)

I thought my life had been a failure

0.9(1.0)

1.0(1.0)

0.1(−0.7–0.6)

I felt fearful

0.7(1.0)

0.8(0.9)

0.1(−0.4–0.7)

My sleep was restless

1.1(0.9)

1.2(1.2)

0.1(−1.0–0.3)

I was happy

1.7(1.0)

1.5(1.1)

0.3(−0.4–0.8)

I talked less than usual

1.0(1.0)

1.1(0.8)

0.1(−0.5–0.4)

I felt lonely

1.1(1.0)

1.2(1.0)

0.2(−0.7–0.3)

People were unfriendly

0.7(0.8)

0.2(0.7)

0.5(−1.0–0.3)

I enjoyed life

1.5(0.8)

1.3(1.0)

0.2(−0.4–0.4)

I had crying spells

0.7(0.8)

0.9(1.1)

0.2(−0.5–0.8)

I felt sad

0.8(0.9)

0.6(0.8)

0.2(−0.5–0.4)

I felt that people disliked me

0.5(0.7)

0.7(0.4)

0.4(−0.6–0.4)

I could not get ‘going’

0.7(0.9)

0.9(0.7)

0.2(−0.5–0.5)