ICBT for Psychological Symptoms Related to Economy

The InCharge Financial Distress/Financial Well-Being Scale is a measure aiming to measure distress related to the individual's economic situation. It contains of eight questions where the respondent gets to answer on a scale from 1 to 10. This score is then divided by eight (number of questions) and total score is between 1 and 8. A higher score indicates better financial well-being.

The Mongomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale - Självrapportering is a self-report questionnaire that aim to measure symptoms of depression. It consists of 9 items and the repondent answers on a scale from 0 to 6. Scoring range is between 0-54. A higher score indicates more (severe) depression symptoms.

The Generalized Anxiety Scale-7 item scale aim to measure anxiety symptoms and worry. When summing the points of the seven first questions, the scores are interpreted as mild, moderate and severe anxiety symptoms at 5-10, 11-15 and above 15 respectively. Thus, a higher score indicates higher levels of anxiety and worry. Total score range is between 0 and 21.

The Perceived Stress Scale-14 is a questionnaire that aims to measure symptoms of stress. I contains 14 items that are scored on a range betewwn 0 (never) to 4 (very often). The total score range is between 0-56 and a higher score reflects higher levels of perceived stress.

The Insomnia Severity Index is a measure of insomnia severity and symptoms of disordered sleep. Norm score ranges include low likelihood of sleep problems (0 to 7 points), some sleep problems (8 to 14 points), moderate sleep problems (15 to 21 points), and severe sleep problems (22 to 28 points). Thus, a higher score indicates more symptoms of insomnia. The score range is between 0 and 28.

The Brunnsviken Brief Quality of Life Scale is a measure of quality of life with a total score ranging from 0 to 96, with a higher score indicating a higher quality of life. The scores of each of the six primary questions regarding perceived quality of life within an area of life are multiplied by the score of an item measuring the perceived importance of the area in question.

The Goldberg's (1999) International Personality Item Pool representation of Costa McCrae's (1992) Neuroticism-Extraversion-Openness Personality Inventory - Revised Domains is a measure of neuroticism. It consists of 10 items, scored from 0 (Very inaccurate) to 4 (Very accurate). A higher score indicates neurotic traits to a greater extent. The total score ranges from 0 to 40.

The Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale is a measure of self-esteem, consisting of ten items where five of them are positively and five of them are negatively worded. Sum scores range between 0 and 30. A higher score indicates higher self-esteem.

The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test is a 10-item screening tool to assess alcohol consumption, drinking behaviors, and alcohol-related problems. 10 items and scores ranging from 0-40, with higher scores indicating a higher level of alcohol use.

The knowledge test is a test about cognitive behavior therapy and how strategies in cognitive behavior therapy can be applied in everyday situations. It consists of 16 questions, and the respondent gets three answer options, with one of the alternatives being correct. The respondents also answer whether they are guessing/quite certain/entirely sure of their answer. The total score ranges between 0 and 16 for raw scores, and between -16 and 32 when certainty wheighted in.

The Patient Health Questionnaire-4 is a short self-report screening tool that consists of two questions about depressive symptoms and two questions about anxiety symptoms. It combines the first two questions in Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and the first two questions in the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 item scale. The items are answered on a scale from 0 to 3. Higher scores reflect more symptoms of depression and anxiety. Total score ranges between 0 and 12.