Created on : 12.10.2026 Last modified : 12.10.2026

Youth Well-Being: Strengthening mental health and human capital in a social programme for vulnerable young people in Colombia

Colombia, 2025 - 2026

Reference ID

10.16909-dataset-67

DOI

https://doi.org/10.16909/dataset/67

Producer(s)

Mauricio Avendano, Martha Escobar Lux, Fabio Idrobo Bonilla, Armando N. Meier, Omar Y. Vargas Rodriguez

Collections

Department of epidemiology and health systems (DESS)

Metadata

DDI/XML JSON

GAD-7 scale - Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen. (gad7_7)

Data file: Individual-level surveys dataset

Overview

Valid: 43176

Invalid: 32820

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?
Question 7. Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen.

Value	Category	Cases
0	Not at all	18132	42%
1	Several days	15582	36.1%
2	More than half the days	5652	13.1%
3	Nearly everyday	3810	8.8%

Others

Notes

Topic: Standardised instrument : GAD-7

Asked in survey wave(s): Baseline survey, Follow-up 1 survey, Follow-up 2 survey, Follow-up 3 survey

Reference/note: Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Löwe B (2006). A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med 166(10):1092–1097. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092

Spanish/Colombian translation and validation: Camargo L, Herrera-Pino J, Shelach S, et al. (2023). GAD-7 Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale in Colombian medical professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: construct validity and reliability. Rev Colomb Psiquiatr (Engl Ed) 52(3):245–250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcpeng.2021.06.011

Study description in PDF

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