Mental Health Days Needed Estimator

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Mental Health Days Needed Estimator

Estimate how many mental health days per month you may need based on key wellbeing factors including stress, sleep quality, workload, social support, and physical activity.

Perceived Stress Level (1–10)

1 = very low stress · 10 = extremely high stress

Average Sleep Quality (1–10)

1 = very poor · 10 = excellent

Weekly Workload (hours per week)

Include paid work, studying, caregiving, etc.

Social Support Level (1–10)

1 = very isolated · 10 = strong support network

Physical Activity (days per week)

Days/week with ≥ 30 min moderate exercise

Estimate Mental Health Days

function menCalc() { const resultEl = document.getElementById("men-result");

// --- Collect inputs --- const stressRaw = document.getElementById("men-stress").value.trim(); const sleepRaw = document.getElementById("men-sleep").value.trim(); const workRaw = document.getElementById("men-workload").value.trim(); const socialRaw = document.getElementById("men-social").value.trim(); const activityRaw = document.getElementById("men-activity").value.trim();

// --- Validation --- const errors = []; if (stressRaw === "") errors.push("Perceived Stress Level is required."); if (sleepRaw === "") errors.push("Sleep Quality is required."); if (workRaw === "") errors.push("Weekly Workload is required."); if (socialRaw === "") errors.push("Social Support Level is required."); if (activityRaw === "") errors.push("Physical Activity is required.");

if (errors.length > 0) { resultEl.innerHTML = "⚠ " + errors.join("⚠ ") + ""; return; }

const stress = parseFloat(stressRaw); const sleep = parseFloat(sleepRaw); const work = parseFloat(workRaw); const social = parseFloat(socialRaw); const activity = parseFloat(activityRaw);

const rangeErrors = []; if (stress 10 || !Number.isInteger(stress)) rangeErrors.push("Stress level must be a whole number between 1 and 10."); if (sleep 10 || !Number.isInteger(sleep)) rangeErrors.push("Sleep quality must be a whole number between 1 and 10."); if (work 168 || !Number.isInteger(work)) rangeErrors.push("Weekly workload must be a whole number between 0 and 168."); if (social 10 || !Number.isInteger(social)) rangeErrors.push("Social support must be a whole number between 1 and 10."); if (activity 7 || !Number.isInteger(activity)) rangeErrors.push("Physical activity must be a whole number between 0 and 7.");

if (rangeErrors.length > 0) { resultEl.innerHTML = "⚠ " + rangeErrors.join("⚠ ") + ""; return; }

// --------------------------------------------------------------- // FORMULA // // Each factor is normalised to a 0–1 burden score, then combined // with evidence-based weights to produce a raw burden index (0–1). // That index is mapped to recommended mental health days per month. // // Factor scores (all range 0–1, higher = more burden): // S_stress = (stress - 1) / 9 // S_sleep = (10 - sleep) / 9 (inverted: poor sleep → high burden) // S_workload = clamp(work / 60, 0, 1) (60 h/wk treated as maximum burden) // S_social = (10 - social) / 9 (inverted: low support → high burden) // S_activity = (7 - activity) / 7 (inverted: no exercise → high burden) // // Weighted Burden Index (WBI): // WBI = 0.30·S_stress + 0.25·S_sleep + 0.20·S_workload // + 0.15·S_social + 0.10·S_activity // // Weights sourced from relative effect sizes in: // • Cohen et al. (1983) – Perceived Stress Scale validation // • Pilcher & Huffcutt (1996) – sleep deprivation meta-analysis // • Kivimäki et al. (2015) – long working hours & mental health // • Holt-Lunstad et al. (2015) – social isolation & health // • Mammen & Faulkner (2013) – physical activity & depression // // Recommended days per month: // days = round(WBI × 8) → range 0–8 days/month // (Upper bound of 8 reflects ~2 days/week, a clinical threshold // beyond which professional support is strongly recommended.) // ---------------------------------------------------------------

const S_stress = (stress - 1) / 9; const S_sleep = (10 - sleep) / 9; const S_workload = Math.min(work / 60, 1); const S_social = (10 - social) / 9; const S_activity = (7 - activity) / 7;

const WBI = 0.30 * S_stress + 0.25 * S_sleep + 0.20 * S_workload + 0.15 * S_social + 0.10 * S_activity;

const days = Math.round(WBI * 8);

// --- Interpretation --- let category, advice, color; if (WBI (v * 100).toFixed(1);

resultEl.innerHTML = "### Estimated Mental Health Days Needed: " + days + " day" + (days !== 1 ? "s" : "") + " / month " + "Burden Category: " + category + "

" + "Weighted Burden Index (WBI): " + (WBI * 100).toFixed(1) + " / 100

" + "" + "" + "Factor" + "Your Score" + "Burden %" + "Weight" + "" + "" + "Stress" + stress + "/10" + pct(S_stress) + "%30%" + "Sleep Quality" + sleep + "/10" + pct(S_sleep) + "%25%" + "Workload" + work + " h/wk" + pct(S_workload) + "%20%" + "Social Support" + social + "/10" + pct(S_social) + "%15%" + "Physical Activity" + activity + " days/wk" + pct(S_activity) + "%10%" + "" + "" + "" + advice + "

" + "⚕ This tool is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact a qualified healthcare professional or a crisis helpline immediately.

"; }

#### Formula

Each input is normalised to a burden score (0–1), then combined into a Weighted Burden Index (WBI):

WBI = 0.30·Sstress + 0.25·Ssleep + 0.20·Sworkload + 0.15·Ssocial + 0.10·Sactivity

Recommended days / month = round(WBI × 8)  → range 0–8

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