Introduction
The Zung anxiety questionnaire brings emotional and physical experiences together in 20 statements. It includes nervousness and fear alongside sensations such as trembling, dizziness and difficulty sleeping.
Bodily symptoms can have several explanations. Their timing, medication use, illness and stressful events provide context that a frequency rating alone cannot supply. Noticing which experiences occur together can make a discussion more specific.
GAD-7 focuses on a short set of recent anxiety symptoms; the Penn State questionnaire concentrates on worry. Zung offers a broader mix of bodily and emotional statements. These different question sets should be compared by content rather than by treating their totals as equivalent.
Instructions
For each item below, please check the column which best describes how often you felt or behaved this way during the past several days.
Scoring and result metrics
The result page reports a local screening score for this questionnaire. Use the score range, any subscale scores, and the interpretation band together rather than treating one number as a diagnosis.
- Score range
- 0-80
- Items scored
- 20
- Result indicators
- Total score / Interpretation band when available
Score interpretation bands
- 0-44Normal range
Scores of below 45 are within the normal range.
- 45-59Mild to moderate anxiety
Scores in the 45-59 range are indicative of mild to moderate anxiety.
- 60-74Moderate to severe anxiety
Scores in the 60-74 range are indicative of moderate to severe anxiety.
- 75+Most severe anxiety
Scores above 75 are indicative of most severe anxiety.
Interpretation bands summarize screening thresholds from the questionnaire source material. Higher scores usually indicate more of the measured concern unless the tool notes a different scoring rule.
Tool information
- Version
- 20 questions
- Administration
- Self-report
- Intended audience
- Adults reviewing cognitive, emotional, and physical anxiety symptoms over their recent experience
Sources
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