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What is the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)?

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was devised 30 years ago by Zigmond and Snaith [ 1] to measure anxiety and depression in a general medical population of patients. It has become a popular tool, for clinical practice and research: a PubMed search returned 1961 papers!

Does HADS measure anxiety and depression in patients with multiple sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a long-lasting disabling disease with psychological implications. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a questionnaire developed to screen anxiety and depression among patients in hospital settings. The objective of this report was to study the metric properties of the Portuguese version of HADS regarding MS.

Does the Portuguese version of Hads measure anxiety and depression?

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a questionnaire developed to screen anxiety and depression among patients in hospital settings. The objective of this report was to study the metric properties of the Portuguese version of HADS regarding MS. This was a cross-sectional study.

Is the had scale a unidimensional scale of mental distress?

From a sample of 226 Belgian cancer patients, Razavi et al ( 1990) concluded that the HAD scale should be considered a unidimensional scale of mental distress. In contrast, Moorey et al ( 1991) found that principal component analysis (PCA) demonstrated two dimensions of the HAD scale in a sample of 568 British cancer patients.