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Table 2 WHO-5 Wellbeing Index [35]

From: Psychological wellbeing in a resource-limited work environment: examining levels and determinants among health workers in rural Malawi

Please indicate for each of the five statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the last 2 weeks.

Over the past 2 weeks…

Most of the time

More than half of the time

Less than half of the time

Never

… I have felt cheerful and in good spirits

3

2

1

0

… I have felt calm and relaxed

3

2

1

0

… I have felt active and vigorous

3

2

1

0

… I woke up feeling fresh and rested

3

2

1

0

… my daily life has been filled with things that interest me

3

2

1

0

  1. Scoring: The raw score is calculated by summing the points associated with the answers to the five statements. The raw score therefore ranges from 0 to 15, 0 representing the worst possible and 15 the best possible wellbeing. For the analyses, the raw score was linear transformed to decimal values between 0 and 1, corresponding to percentage of maximum score
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