IJCS | Volume 32, Nº5, September/October 2019

446 1. Feeling sad, down, or uninterested in life? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Not at all A little Moderately Severely 2. Feeling anxious or nervous? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Not at all A little Moderately Severely 3. Feeling stressed? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Not at all A little Moderately Severely 4. Feeling angry? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Not at all A little Moderately Severely 5. Not having the social support (family members and friends) you feel you need? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Not at all A little Moderately Severely Gontijo et al. Distress evaluation (stop-d) brazilian version Int J Cardiovasc Sci. 2019;32(5):438-446 Original Article Appendix STOP-D Brazilian version Distress in cardiac patients Here are five questions about your emotional state. Please read the questions carefully and draw a circle around the number the best represents the intensity or strength of howyou have felt over the last week, including today. There is no right or wrong answer. You should answer each question according to the alternatives below. Over the last week, including today, how much have you been bothered by: Current distress (sum of all items): _________ points Cutoff for distress: 15 points