WHO-5 Well-Being Index - operational shell
WHO-5 is a brief well-being self-report. In this catalogue it sits with obesity-medicine workflows as an operational shell. It is not a depression diagnosis.
Overview
What is the WHO-5?
WHO-5 asks about positive well-being over a recent period. It is not PHQ-9, not a suicide-risk tool, and not a treatment plan.
Development and clinical use
The WHO-5 was developed as a brief well-being index. Confirm current official materials before live use.
- Catalogue status
- Educational entry
- Production scoring
- Not independently verified
- Mode
- self-report
- Typical use
- Clinician-reviewed intake
- Clinical role
- Well-being screening support
Administration
A focused client experience
WHO-5 is completed as a focused self-report and stored for clinician review. This public page does not collect answers or return a score.
- One question at a time with visible progress
- Large keyboard-operable response choices
- Previous, next, and answer-review steps
- Clear confirmation that results go to the clinic
The illustration shows layout only. It does not reproduce WHO-5 item wording.
Report showcase
Designed to make evidence easy to review
The downloadable synthetic example illustrates report layout using invented response patterns, without patient data or instrument questions.
- Named instrument, version, and provenance
- Item-level response pattern without source wording
- Methodology, references, and clinical boundary
- Responsible clinician review rather than automated conclusions
Clinician review required
Methodology
Understand the measure and its scoring conventions
Published scoring conventions may exist in official materials. This public page does not independently verify scoring, cutoffs, or a production scoring rule. Use the official form and scoring instructions for the version you intend to use.
References
- WHO-5 paperTopp CW et al. The WHO-5 Well-Being Index: a systematic review of the literature. Psychother Psychosom. 2015;84(3):167-176.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the WHO-5
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Does WHO-5 diagnose depression?
No. It is a well-being index. Diagnosis remains a clinician task.
Can I complete WHO-5 here?
No. This page does not collect answers.
Why is WHO-5 listed under obesity medicine?
It can sit in obesity-clinic intake as well-being context. It does not replace depression screens chosen by the clinic.
Is this entry ready to assign?
Not from this page. Confirm official materials and verification first.
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