Research Article

Assigning Clinical Significance and Symptom Severity Using the Zung Scales: Levels of Misclassification Arising from Confusion between Index and Raw Scores

Table 2

Number of papers applying cut-offs correctly and incorrectly.

ā€‰SDS (n = 60)SAS (n = 60)

Cut-offs not used1520
Consistent use: raw scores98
Consistent use: index scores1314
Incorrect use168
Unclear application710