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Sample پرسشنامه بهزیستی WHO-5

شاخص بهزیستی سازمان جهانی بهداشت (WHO-5) با ۵ سؤال درباره‌ی دو هفته‌ی گذشته؛ نمره‌ی خام ۰ تا ۲۵ و نمره‌ی درصدی ۰ تا ۱۰۰ با تفسیر بر پایه‌ی نقطه‌های برش ۵۰ و ۲۸ خودکار حساب می‌شود.

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“پرسشنامه بهزیستی WHO-5” has 5 questions; every question is required. Question types: Single choice (5). 30 ready-made options across 5 choice questions, all editable in the online version.

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Questions in this template

  1. 1.

    در دو هفته‌ی گذشته، شاد و سرحال بوده‌ام. *

    (Single choice)
    • همیشه
    • بیشتر اوقات
    • بیش از نیمی از اوقات
    • کمتر از نیمی از اوقات
    • گاهی
    • هیچ‌وقت
  2. 2.

    در دو هفته‌ی گذشته، آرام و آسوده بوده‌ام. *

    (Single choice)
    • همیشه
    • بیشتر اوقات
    • بیش از نیمی از اوقات
    • کمتر از نیمی از اوقات
    • گاهی
    • هیچ‌وقت
  3. 3.

    در دو هفته‌ی گذشته، فعال و پرانرژی بوده‌ام. *

    (Single choice)
    • همیشه
    • بیشتر اوقات
    • بیش از نیمی از اوقات
    • کمتر از نیمی از اوقات
    • گاهی
    • هیچ‌وقت
  4. 4.

    در دو هفته‌ی گذشته، صبح‌ها با احساسِ شادابی و استراحتِ کافی از خواب بیدار شده‌ام. *

    (Single choice)
    • همیشه
    • بیشتر اوقات
    • بیش از نیمی از اوقات
    • کمتر از نیمی از اوقات
    • گاهی
    • هیچ‌وقت
  5. 5.

    در دو هفته‌ی گذشته، زندگیِ روزمره‌ام پر از چیزهایی بوده که برایم جالب‌اند. *

    (Single choice)
    • همیشه
    • بیشتر اوقات
    • بیش از نیمی از اوقات
    • کمتر از نیمی از اوقات
    • گاهی
    • هیچ‌وقت

What does the WHO-5 measure?

Current mental well-being over the last two weeks: good spirits, calm, energy, feeling rested and interest in daily life. All five statements are positive, so a higher score means more well-being. It is used both to measure well-being and to screen for depression.

Number of items
5
Time to complete
About 1 minute
Score range
Raw 0 to 25; percentage 0 to 100
Reversed items
None
Response scale
Six options: all of the time (5), most of the time (4), more than half of the time (3), less than half of the time (2), some of the time (1), at no time (0)
Authors
WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1998

The WHO-5 measures well-being; a low score is only a signal for further screening, not a diagnosis. This questionnaire is a screening tool, not a diagnosis; only a qualified mental-health professional can diagnose. If you feel severe distress or have thoughts of harming yourself, call Iran's social emergency line 123 or the counselling line 1480 now, or go to the nearest medical centre.

Scoring the WHO-5

  1. All of the time = 5, most of the time = 4, more than half of the time = 3, less than half of the time = 2, some of the time = 1, at no time = 0.
  2. The raw score is the sum of the five items (0 to 25); multiply by 4 for the percentage score (0 to 100).
  3. 0 is the lowest and 100 the highest possible well-being.
  4. In this template both scores and their interpretation are calculated automatically and get their own Excel columns.

Interpreting WHO-5 scores

ScoreLevelSuggested action
0–28Low well-being; likely depressionProfessional assessment recommended
29–50Low well-beingScreening for depression recommended
51–100No sign of reduced well-being—

The percentage cut-offs (50 or below to screen for depression, 28 or below for likely depression) come from the systematic review by Topp et al. (2015). At follow-up, a 10-point change is considered meaningful.

WHO-5 validity and reliability

  • Topp, Østergaard, Søndergaard and Bech (2015) reviewed 213 articles on the WHO-5 and found it a short, highly valid measure of well-being and a sensitive, specific screening tool for depression.
  • The WHO-5 has been translated into dozens of languages and used in clinical and population studies worldwide.

Using the WHO-5 in your thesis with Porsino

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  2. If you need demographic questions (age, gender, education), add them on a separate page; keep the item wording and order unchanged so the scoring stays valid.
  3. Publish the form and send its short link or QR code to your research sample; respondents fill it in without signing up and see their score and its interpretation at the end.
  4. Each respondent's total score and level are saved automatically in separate columns; export to Excel or SPSS from the responses page and go straight to analysis.
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Source and translation

Original instrument: WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1998

  • World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. (1998). Wellbeing measures in primary health care: The DepCare Project. WHO Regional Office for Europe.
  • Topp, C. W., Østergaard, S. D., Søndergaard, S., & Bech, P. (2015). The WHO-5 Well-Being Index: A systematic review of the literature. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 84(3), 167–176.

The WHO-5 is free to use without permission; cite the source.

Translated by Porsino; for formal research, cite a validated (normed) Persian version.

Frequently asked questions about the WHO-5

How is the WHO-5 score calculated?

Each of the five items scores 0 to 5; their sum (0 to 25) is multiplied by 4 to give a 0–100 percentage score.

What is the WHO-5 cut-off?

A percentage score of 50 or below indicates low well-being and suggests screening for depression; 28 or below indicates likely depression.

Does the WHO-5 have reversed items?

No. All five statements are positive and a higher score means better well-being.

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