ACT Form CES-D Summary
Data Description
ACT Form CES-D collects ACT participant responses to items for the Center for Epidemiology Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale. These items are collected at study baseline (intake visit) when administering Form 73 and at follow-up visits through administration of a Form 23. An overview of the items is shown below.
11-item CES-D
Would you say in the last week… choose one of the responses (rarely or none of the time (<1 day), some or a little of the time (1-2 days), occasionally or a moderate amount of the time (3-4 days), most of the time (almost every day), don’t know / refused):
- You were bothered by things that usually don’t bother you
- You did not feel like eating, your appetite was poor
- You had trouble keeping your mind on what you were doing
- You felt depressed
- You felt that everything you did was an effort
- You were hopeful about the future
- You felt fearful
- Your sleep was restless
- You were happy
- You felt lonely
- You could not get going
20-item CES-D
The 20-item form includes all 11 items above and the following 9 additional items.
Would you say in the last week… choose one of the responses (rarely or none of the time (<1 day), some or a little of the time (1-2 days), occasionally or a moderate amount of the time (3-4 days), most of the time (almost every day), don’t know / refused):
- You felt you could not shake off the blues, even with help from your family or friends
- You felt that you were just as good as other people
- You thought your life had been a failure
- You talked less than usual
- People were unfriendly
- You enjoyed life
- You had crying spells
- You felt sad
- You felt that people disliked you
Important Note: The 11-item CES-D has been collected over the duration of ACT (1994-present), but the 20-item CES-D has only been collected since 2001.
Data Structure
This Form CES-D dataset contains one row per visit at which the study form was collected.
Historical Data Collection Form (PDF)