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How to use GAD-7 on Analyse results and track progress (Part2)

Counselling Network Jan 10, 20261 min read

Analyse results and track progress

Step 1: See submissions arrive

After a client submits, your session row updates:

  • Submissions count increases

  • Last submission shows “Just now” (or similar)

  • Recent score displays the latest score

If you have multiple check-ins, you’ll see the last few scores and a trend arrow (e.g., improving).

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Step 2: Open Session Results

Click the Results action for the session.

At the top you’ll see summary cards such as:

  • Latest Score (with severity label)

  • Submissions (last 12 weeks)

  • Change vs last week

  • Change vs previous

These are designed for quick interpretation.

Step 3: Score Trend (line chart)

The Score Trend chart shows:

  • Each dot = one completed submission

  • The line shows how scores change over time

  • Severity ranges are shown as bands:

    • 0–4 Minimal

    • 5–9 Mild

    • 10–14 Moderate

    • 15–21 Severe

This is the best view for spotting steady improvement across weeks.

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Step 4: Question Breakdown (radar chart)

This section helps you understand which questions are changing, not just the total score.

How the radar chart works (simple)

  • Each spoke (Q1–Q7) is one question.

  • The centre = 0 (“Not at all”)

  • The outer edge = 3 (“Nearly every day”)

So:

  • Shapes closer to the centre = fewer symptoms

  • Shapes closer to the edge = more frequent symptoms

Compare different submissions

Use the dropdown (e.g. Last 5 submissions) to switch to Last 10 submissions if you want to compare more.

You can also click items in the legend to hide/show individual submissions, which makes it easy to compare:

  • First vs latest

  • Last month only

  • Two specific dates

Question scores table

Next to the radar chart is a table showing:

  • Per-question scores (0–3) for each submission

  • Total score per submission at the bottom

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Step 5: Submission Details and the submissions list

Under the charts you’ll see submission cards with:

  • Date

  • Score (out of 21)

  • Severity

Further down, the submissions table lets you:

  • Sort by Completed date

  • Filter by From / To date range

  • See severity and a visual score bar

This is ideal when you need the exact numbers for a specific week.

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