The Validity of the WHO-5 as an Early Screening for Apathy in an Elderly Population
Table 1
Participant characteristics: sociodemographic and health status variables.
Total sample,
Age: mean (SD)
74.6 (7.1)
Range
65–95
Gender, (%)
Male
73 (38.2)
Female
118 (61.8)
Marital status, (%)
Single
18 (9.4)
Married
98 (51.3)
Partnered (other than married)
2 (1.0)
Separated/divorced
5 (2.6)
Widowed
68 (35.6)
Education, (%)
Primary school
105 (55.0)
Secondary school and higher
39 (20.4)
Less than primary school
47 (24.6)
Self-perceived health, (%)
Healthy
126 (66.0)
Unhealthy
65 (34.0)
Self-reported depression (%)
18.8
GDS-15 ≥ 5 (%)
22.5
WHO-5 ≤ 50 (%)
24.6
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