brfssR: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) Data

Description Usage Format Source Examples

BRFSS Depression / Psychological Distress Module Questions asked in 2018 are from the PHQ-4 scale https://www.researchgate.net/publication/40483064_An_Ultra-Brief_Screening_Scale_for_Anxiety_and_Depression_The_PHQ-4.

brfss_dep

A "long" data frame with XX rows of individual BRFSS respondents in a given state (Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, and Guam) in 2018 and YY column variables

phq_dep_pls_num: numeric variable of how often have you been bothered by having little interest or pleasure in doing things
phq_dep_pls_fct: indicator, factor variable of how often have you been bothered by having little interest or pleasure in doing things
phq_dep_dwn_num: numeric variable of hhow often have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed or hopeless
phq_dep_dwn_fct: indicator, factor variable of how often have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed or hopeless
phq_anx_nrv_num: numeric variable of how often have you been bothered by feeling nervous, anxious or on edge
phq_anx_nrv_fct: indicator, factor variable of how often have you been bothered by feeling nervous, anxious or on edge
phq_anx_wry_num: numeric variable of how often have you been bothered by not being able to stop or control worrying
phq_anx_wry_fct: indicator, factor variable of how often have you been bothered by not being able to stop or control worrying
phq_dep_scale_num: numeric variable of anxiety subscale = sum of items phq_dep_pls_num & phq_dep_dwn_num (score range, 0 to 6)
phq_dep_scale_fct_d: dichotomous, factor variable of depression subscale subscale, indicating a score of 3 or greater is considered positive for screening purposes
phq_anx_scale_num: numeric variable of anxiety subscale = sum of items phq_anx_nrv_num & phq_anx_wry_num (score range, 0 to 6)
phq_anx_scale_fct_d: dichotomous, factor variable of anxiety subscale subscale, indicating a score of 3 or greater is considered positive for screening purposes
phq_tot_scale_num: numeric scores of PHQ-4 total psychological score, ranges from 0 to 12
phq_tot_scale_cat: factor variable of Pyschological Distress categories: None, scores of 0-2; Mild, scores of 3-5; Moderate, scores of 6-8; Severe, scores of 9-12
state: state FIPS code, labeled with state alphabetic abbreviation
seqno: identificaiton variable
year: Numeric year, 2014-2019
dep_wt_raw: Original, raw sampling weight, 2018

BRFSS Annual Survey Data https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/annual_data/annual_data.htm.

# To Merge depression with core data:
library(tidyverse)
library(brfssR)
data(brfss_dep)
data(brfss_core)
brfss_dep<-full_join(brfss_core,brfss_dep,by="seqno")