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LOINC Code 48515-1: Do you often get bored [GDS]

48515-1 is a LOINC code used to identify Do you often get bored [GDS] in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Do you often get bored. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Do you often get bored. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

  • Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
  • May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
  • Status: ACTIVE
  • Method: GDS

What it does not mean

  • The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

  • Do you often get bored [GDS]
  • Do you often get bored
  • Finding; Findings; GDS Survey; Geriatric Depression Scale; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

Common synonyms

Do you often get bored [GDS]Do you often get boredSURVEY.GDSFindPt^PatientOrd

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code48515-1
SystemLOINC
Display nameDo you often get bored [GDS]
DescriptionDo you often get bored
ComponentDo you often get bored
PropertyFind
TimingPt
System (specimen)^Patient
ScaleOrd
MethodGDS
ClassSURVEY.GDS
StatusACTIVE

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceLOINC
Version2.82
Releasemain
First released2.21
Last changed2.64

Part names

Do you often get boredFindPt^PatientOrdGDSFindingPoint in time (spot)

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