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SPAQ-SAD Questionnaire

This document is a seasonal pattern assessment questionnaire that asks individuals questions about how their mood, behavior, appetite, sleep patterns, and other factors change with the seasons. It collects information like name, age, place of birth, current date, weight, education level, sex, marital status, occupation, and years lived in the climatic area. It then asks the respondent to rate the degree to which various factors like sleep length, social activity, mood, weight, and energy level change with the seasons. It also asks them to identify specific months where they feel best or worst, socialize most or least, sleep most or least, eat most or least, and gain or lose the most weight. The questionnaire collects additional details on

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SPAQ-SAD Questionnaire

This document is a seasonal pattern assessment questionnaire that asks individuals questions about how their mood, behavior, appetite, sleep patterns, and other factors change with the seasons. It collects information like name, age, place of birth, current date, weight, education level, sex, marital status, occupation, and years lived in the climatic area. It then asks the respondent to rate the degree to which various factors like sleep length, social activity, mood, weight, and energy level change with the seasons. It also asks them to identify specific months where they feel best or worst, socialize most or least, sleep most or least, eat most or least, and gain or lose the most weight. The questionnaire collects additional details on

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SEASONAL PATTERN ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Name _____________________________________ 2. Age ___________

3. Place of birth - City / Province (State) / Country _________________________________________________

4. Today's date ________ ________ ________


Month Day Year

5. Current weight (in lbs.) ____________


INSTRUCTIONS
6. Years of education Less than four years of high school 1
High school only 2 * Please circle the number
beside your choice.
1-3 years post high school 3
4 or more years post high school 4 Example:
Sex Male 1 Female 2
7. Sex - Male 1 Female 2

8. Marital Status - Single 1


Married 2
Sep./Divorced 3
Widowed 4

9. Occupation ______________________________________

10. How many years have you lived in this climatic area? ________________

The purpose of this form is to find out how your mood and behaviour change over time.
Please fill in all the relevant circles. Note: We are interested in your experience; not others
you may have observed.

11. To what degree do the following change with the seasons?

No Slight Moderate Marked Extremely


Change Change Change Change Marked
Change

A. Sleep length 0 1 2 3 4
B. Social activity 0 1 2 3 4
C. Mood (overall feeling of well being) 0 1 2 3 4
D. Weight 0 1 2 3 4
E. Appetite 0 1 2 3 4
F. Energy level 0 1 2 3 4
12. In the following questions, fill in circles for all applicable months. This may be a single month O,
a cluster of months, e.g. O O O , or any other grouping.

At what time of year do you....

J F M A M J J A S O N D No particular month(s)
a e a p a u u u e c o e OR stand out as extreme
n b r r y n l g p t v c on a regular basis
A. Feel best O O O O O O O O O O O O O
B. Gain most weight O O O O O O O O O O O O O
C. Socialize most O O O O O O O O O O O O O
D. Sleep least O O O O O O O O O O O O O
E. Eat most O O O O O O O O O O O O OR O
F. Lose most weight O O O O O O O O O O O O O
G. Socialize least O O O O O O O O O O O O O
H. Feel worst O O O O O O O O O O O O O
I. Eat least O O O O O O O O O O O O O
J. Sleep most O O O O O O O O O O O O O
14. How much does your weight fluctuate during the course of the year?

0-3 lbs 1 12-15 lbs 4


4-7 lbs 2 16-20 lbs 5
8-11 lbs 3 Over 20 lbs 6

15. Approximately how many hours of each 24-hour day do you sleep during each season? (Include naps)

Winter 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Over18

Spring 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Over18

Summer 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Over18

Fall 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Over18

16. Do you notice a change in food preference during the different seasons?

No 1 Yes 2 If yes, please specify :

17. If you experience changes with the seasons, do you feel that these are a problems for you?

No 1 Yes 2 If yes, is this problem - mild 1


moderate 2
marked 3
severe 4
disabling 5

Thank you for completing this questionnaire.

* Raymond W. Lam 1998 (modified from Rosenthal, Bradt and Wehr 1987).

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