The Brunel Mood Scale, or BRUMS, is a 24-item mood scale that measures six identifiable affective mood states. Patients generally respond to each mood descriptor via a 5-point scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely), based on subjective feelings.[1]https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bd19/4286f8bce907bbd2d7d439a7f7d0c895e89e.pdf
The six mood states, anger, confusion, depression, fatigue, tension, and vigor, aren’t diagnostic but instead refer to sub-clinical psychological conditions or moods.[2]https://file.scirp.org/Html/1-8203440_63173.htm BRUMS is derived from the
Profile of Mood States (POMS) and was developed to provide a quick assessment of mood states, usually in a clinical setting.
Respondents indicate the extent to which they have experienced the feelings described by the 24 mood descriptors using a 5-point Likert scale, where each number corresponds to a level of emotion:
0 = Not at all
1 = A little
2 = Moderately
3 = Quite a bit
4 = Extremely
The standard reference time frame is “how you feel right now,” although clinicians can use a variety of other reference periods. The average completion time of the BRUMS is 1 to 2 minutes.[3]https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/bd19/4286f8bce907bbd2d7d439a7f7d0c895e89e.pdf
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