🧠 GAD-7 Anxiety Score
UseAnxiety screening and monitoring in primary care and beyond.
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SourceSpitzer RL, et al. Arch Intern Med 2006
Runs locally in your browser (no PHI uploaded). For licensed clinicians — not a substitute for clinical judgement.
Stored on this device for revisit reminders
This-shift next steps
After scoring: open the scene pack, peer scores, and the matching pathway. Local reference — no HIS write.
Scene next step
📋sedation deliriumOpen scene pack →Matching pathway
🧭benzo_odOpen pathway →Score + version; reference only — not a substitute for care · no HIS write
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Methodology · worked example, guidelines & full notes
Clinical takeaway
A screen, not a diagnosis.
When to use
Anxiety screening and monitoring in primary care and beyond.
How it works
Seven items scored 0–3 (total 0–21). Cut-offs: 5 mild, 10 moderate, 15 severe.
Key points
- A screen, not a diagnosis.
- ≥ 10 warrants further clinical evaluation.
- Useful for tracking response to treatment.
References
Worked calculation
The values below come from this tool's own example placeholders and are computed server-side with the formula shown on this page, so the arithmetic can be checked quickly. It demonstrates how to substitute values only — it is not clinical advice and not a real case.
| Feeling nervous/anxious/on edge | Several days (1) |
|---|---|
| Not able to stop or control worrying | Several days (1) |
| Worrying too much about different things | Several days (1) |
| Trouble relaxing | Several days (1) |
| Being so restless it is hard to sit still | Several days (1) |
| Becoming easily annoyed/irritable | Several days (1) |
| Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen | Several days (1) |
→GAD-77/21
- Severity：Mild
- Cut-offs：5 mild · 10 moderate · 15 severe; ≥ 10 warrants further evaluation
| Feeling nervous/anxious/on edge | Not at all (0) |
|---|---|
| Not able to stop or control worrying | Not at all (0) |
| Worrying too much about different things | Not at all (0) |
| Trouble relaxing | Not at all (0) |
| Being so restless it is hard to sit still | Not at all (0) |
| Becoming easily annoyed/irritable | Not at all (0) |
| Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen | Not at all (0) |
→GAD-70/21
- Severity：Minimal
- Cut-offs：5 mild · 10 moderate · 15 severe; ≥ 10 warrants further evaluation
Verification & sources · governance
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- What are the limits and cautions when using GAD-7 Anxiety Score?
- For licensed clinicians and clinical researchers. Interpret results with history, investigations and local protocols; not a diagnosis or prescription, and not a substitute for multidisciplinary decision-making or local guidelines.
- Does GAD-7 Anxiety Score upload patient data? Where is it calculated?
- Calculation runs locally in the browser; inputs and results are not uploaded. For licensed clinicians only; interpret with history, investigations and local protocols — not a diagnosis or prescription.
- How is GAD-7 Anxiety Score calculated in practice? Can you show a worked example?
- Inputs: Feeling nervous/anxious/on edge Several days (1), Not able to stop or control worrying Several days (1), Worrying too much about different things Several days (1), Trouble relaxing Several days (1), Being so restless it is hard to sit still Several days (1), Becoming easily annoyed/irritable Several days (1), Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen Several days (1) → Result: GAD-7 7 /21（Severity: Mild, Cut-offs: 5 mild · 10 moderate · 15 severe; ≥ 10 warrants further evaluation） Inputs: Feeling nervous/anxious/on edge Not at all (0), Not able to stop or control worrying Not at all (0), Worrying too much about different things Not at all (0), Trouble relaxing Not at all (0), Being so restless it is hard to sit still Not at all (0), Becoming easily annoyed/irritable Not at all (0), Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen Not at all (0) → Result: GAD-7 0 /21（Severity: Minimal, Cut-offs: 5 mild · 10 moderate · 15 severe; ≥ 10 warrants further evaluation）