Sheikh 1986 GDS-15

Sheikh 1986 GDS-15: fifteen yes/no items as asked. Reverse-scored (false=1): satisfied_with_life, good_spirits, happy_most_of_time, wonderful_to_be_alive, full_of_energy; other ten score 1 if true. Sum 0-15. No later 0-4/5-9/10+ cutoffs. Not a diagnosis, not PHQ-9, not the 30-item GDS, not a medical device. magent does not interview.

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Endpoint

POST https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/gds_15

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Example input (from the provider)

{
  "body": {
    "items": [
      {
        "afraid_something_bad": false,
        "dropped_activities": false,
        "full_of_energy": true,
        "good_spirits": true,
        "happy_most_of_time": true,
        "life_empty": false,
        "more_memory_problems": false,
        "most_people_better_off": false,
        "often_bored": false,
        "often_helpless": false,
        "prefer_stay_home": false,
        "pretty_worthless": false,
        "satisfied_with_life": true,
        "situation_hopeless": false,
        "wonderful_to_be_alive": true
      },
      {
        "afraid_something_bad": false,
        "dropped_activities": false,
        "full_of_energy": true,
        "good_spirits": true,
        "happy_most_of_time": true,
        "life_empty": false,
        "more_memory_problems": false,
        "most_people_better_off": false,
        "often_bored": false,
        "often_helpless": false,
        "prefer_stay_home": false,
        "pretty_worthless": false,
        "satisfied_with_life": true,
        "situation_hopeless": false,
        "wonderful_to_be_alive": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "method": "POST",
  "type": "http"
}

Promised output schema (from the provider)

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "input": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "body": {
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "properties": {
            "items": {
              "items": {
                "properties": {
                  "afraid_something_bad": {
                    "description": "Are you afraid that something bad is going to happen to you? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 6). true or false as assigned by the caller. true is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "dropped_activities": {
                    "description": "Have you dropped many of your activities and interests? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 2). true or false as assigned by the caller. true is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "full_of_energy": {
                    "description": "Do you feel full of energy? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 13). true or false as assigned by the caller. false is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "good_spirits": {
                    "description": "Are you in good spirits most of the time? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 5). true or false as assigned by the caller. false is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "happy_most_of_time": {
                    "description": "Do you feel happy most of the time? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 7). true or false as assigned by the caller. false is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "life_empty": {
                    "description": "Do you feel that your life is empty? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 3). true or false as assigned by the caller. true is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "more_memory_problems": {
                    "description": "Do you feel you have more problems with memory than most? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 10). true or false as assigned by the caller. true is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "most_people_better_off": {
                    "description": "Do you think that most people are better off than you are? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 15). true or false as assigned by the caller. true is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "often_bored": {
                    "description": "Do you often get bored? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 4). true or false as assigned by the caller. true is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "often_helpless": {
                    "description": "Do you often feel helpless? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 8). true or false as assigned by the caller. true is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "prefer_stay_home": {
                    "description": "Do you prefer to stay at home, rather than going out and doing new things? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 9). true or false as assigned by the caller. true is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "pretty_worthless": {
                    "description": "Do you feel pretty worthless the way you are now? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 12). true or false as assigned by the caller. true is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "satisfied_with_life": {
                    "description": "Are you basically satisfied with your life? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 1). true or false as assigned by the caller. false is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "situation_hopeless": {
                    "description": "Do you feel that your situation is hopeless? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 14). true or false as assigned by the caller. true is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  },
                  "wonderful_to_be_alive": {
                    "description": "Do you think it is wonderful to be alive now? (Sheikh 1986 GDS-15 item 11). true or false as assigned by the caller. false is the depression-direction answer and scores 1. magent does not interview the patient.",
                    "type": "boolean"
                  }
                },
                "required": [
                  "satisfied_with_life",
                  "dropped_activities",
                  "life_empty",
                  "often_bored",
                  "good_spirits",
                  "afraid_something_bad",
                  "happy_most_of_time",
                  "often_helpless",
                  "prefer_stay_home",
                  "more_memory_problems",
                  "wonderful_to_be_alive",
  

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