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Standardized Self-Administration — Fidelity Mode

Wellness Screening

This is the standardized self-administration form for the Boojee Companion Care screening instruments — the psychometrically faithful mode that presents each instrument exactly as validated, with consistent response anchors and no conversational framing. Results are server-scored using the published algorithms. This is a wellness screening, not a clinical evaluation.

Fidelity note: The UCLA-3 (Hughes et al. 2004), PHQ-2/PHQ-9 (Kroenke, Spitzer & Williams 2001/2003), and GAD-7 (Spitzer et al. 2006) are administered here using their exact published item stems and response anchors. No permission is required to reproduce the PHQ and GAD-7 instruments; the UCLA-3 is in the public domain.

A brief, private check-in. This screening takes about 5–8 minutes and covers three areas: how connected you feel to others, your mood over the past two weeks, and your anxiety level. There are no right or wrong answers.

Your responses are scored automatically using published research thresholds and shown to you immediately. All questions come directly from internationally validated instruments used by clinicians and researchers worldwide.

This is a wellness screening, not a diagnosis. If any result is elevated, the right next step is a conversation with a qualified healthcare professional — not further self-interpretation. If you are in distress right now, please call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, free, 24/7).

Instruments administered here: UCLA Loneliness Scale (3-item) · PHQ-2 / PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire) · GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale). All use their exact published item stems and response anchors.

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UCLA Loneliness Scale (3-Item)

Hughes ME, Waite LJ, Hawkley LC, Cacioppo JT. A short scale for measuring loneliness in large surveys. Research on Aging. 2004;26(6):655–672. Public domain.

Instructions: For each question below, please select the response that best describes how you have been feeling. There are no right or wrong answers.

Question 1 of 3 How often do you feel that you lack companionship?
Question 2 of 3 How often do you feel left out?
Question 3 of 3 How often do you feel isolated from others?

PHQ-2 — Patient Health Questionnaire (2-Item)

Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The Patient Health Questionnaire-2: Validity of a Two-Item Depression Screener. Medical Care. 2003;41(11):1284–1292. Developed by Drs. Spitzer, Williams, Kroenke. No permission required to reproduce.

Instructions: Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? Please select one answer per question.

Question 1 of 2 Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by little interest or pleasure in doing things?
Question 2 of 2 Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?
Your PHQ-2 responses indicate it would be helpful to complete the full PHQ-9 questionnaire below. This additional questionnaire will give a more complete picture.

PHQ-9 — Patient Health Questionnaire (9-Item)

Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The PHQ-9: Validity of a Brief Depression Severity Measure. J Gen Intern Med. 2001;16(9):606–613. Developed by Drs. Spitzer, Williams, Kroenke. No permission required to reproduce.

PHQ-2 score indicates full PHQ-9 is recommended. Your PHQ-2 pre-screen score was 3 or above, which means completing all nine questions below will give the most complete picture. Please answer each question below.

Instructions: Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? Please select one answer for each question.

Question 1 of 9 Little interest or pleasure in doing things?
Question 2 of 9 Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?
Question 3 of 9 Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much?
Question 4 of 9 Feeling tired or having little energy?
Question 5 of 9 Poor appetite or overeating?
Question 6 of 9 Feeling bad about yourself — or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down?
Question 7 of 9 Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television?
Question 8 of 9 Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the opposite — being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual?
Question 9 of 9 Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way?

GAD-7 — Generalized Anxiety Disorder (7-Item)

Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JB, Löwe B. A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(10):1092–1097. Developed by Drs. Spitzer, Williams, Kroenke. No permission required to reproduce.

Instructions: Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems? Please select one answer per question.

Question 1 of 7 Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge?
Question 2 of 7 Not being able to stop or control worrying?
Question 3 of 7 Worrying too much about different things?
Question 4 of 7 Trouble relaxing?
Question 5 of 7 Being so restless that it is hard to sit still?
Question 6 of 7 Becoming easily annoyed or irritable?
Question 7 of 7 Feeling afraid, as if something awful might happen?

This screening is not a clinical evaluation. Results indicate a wellness snapshot only — they do not constitute a diagnosis. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.

Scoring your responses…

Your Screening Results

These are wellness screening scores, not clinical diagnoses. They indicate your current self-reported wellbeing in areas where research shows early identification matters. If any score is elevated, the appropriate next step is a conversation with a qualified healthcare professional — not further self-interpretation.

How to read these results: Band labels (Minimal, Mild, Moderate, etc.) reflect published scoring thresholds from the instrument's validation literature. They describe a score range, not a diagnosis. A score in the "Moderate" or higher range means it would be worthwhile to discuss these results with a licensed clinician. This screening is provided as a wellness tool under the FDA general-wellness exemption. It is not an FDA-cleared medical device and makes no diagnostic or treatment claims.
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