General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Calculator

The General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Calculator is a mental health evaluation model aimed at anxiety severity. It takes the form of a questionnaire that is administered to patients in the clinical environment.

The patient is prompted to consider their behaviour in the past two weeks, by taking into account the following:

1. Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge.

2. Not being able to stop or control worrying.

3. Worrying too much about different things.

4. Trouble relaxing.

5. Being so restless that it is hard to sit still.

6. Becoming easily annoyed or irritable.

7. Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen.

Each of the 7 criteria is accompanied by a scale describing the frequency of the anxious sign, as exhibited in the two weeks prior to the evaluation.

General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Calculator Scoring

The patient is scored based on the answers to the questions.

Score	Outcome
Below 5	None
5 - 9	Mild, suggest monitor
10 - 14	Moderate, possible clinically significant condition
Above 14	Severe, active treatment probably warranted

Accessing the General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Calculator

1. From Consultation Manager, select Vision+ from the floating toolbar and select Calculators - Mental Health- GAD-7:

   

2. The General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Calculator displays:

   

Using the Calculator

Home Tab

From the Home tab:

• Save & Close - Select to save the calculator and generated score to the patient's record.

• Show Indicators - Select to display the patient's Alert Indicator screen without having to open Consultation Manager.

• Default Date - Defaults to today, update if required by entering a new date or selecting from the calendar.

• Previous Tab / Next Tab - Moves between the Calculator tabs.

Calculator Tabs

Select from:

• History - Displays the clinical information from the patient's record.

  See Viewing the History Tab for details.

• GAD7 - The main calculator tab, complete as required.

• GAD7 Evidence - Displays the evidence behind the calculator.

Completing the Calculator

To complete the General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Calculator and score your patient:

1. Populate the calculator with the answers given by the patient. The calculator calculates the score based on the answers:

   

   Training Tip - Select Undo Last Entry to delete the clinical term previously entered during the session if required.
   Training Tip - Select Clear to clear the previously entered questionnaire response if required.
2. Select Save & Close to save the calculator and generated score to the patient's record:

   

3.  The appropriate clinical term saves to the patient's record: