The Greek version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's α 0.884) and strong concurrent validity with established depression and anxiety scales.
Cross-Sectional (n=521)
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Effect estimate: Cronbach's α 0.884
BACKGROUND: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) has been used in several languages to assess anxiety and depression in general hospital patients with good results. METHODS: The HADS was administered to 521 participants (275 controls and 246 inpatients and outpatients of the Internal Medicine and Surgical Departments in 'Attikon' General Hospital in Athens). The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were used as 'gold standards' for depression and anxiety respectively. RESULTS: The HADS presented high internal consistency; Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.884 (0.829 for anxiety and 0.840 for depression) and stability (test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient 0.944). Factor analysis showed a two-factor structure. The HADS showed high concurrent validity; the correlations of the scale and its subscales with the BDI and the STAI were high (0.722 - 0.749). CONCLUSION: The Greek version of HADS showed good psychometric properties and could serve as a useful tool for clinicians to assess anxiety and depression in general hospital patients.
Michopoulos et al. (Thu,) conducted a cross-sectional in Anxiety and Depression (n=521). Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) vs. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was evaluated on Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) (Cronbach's α 0.884). The Greek version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's α 0.884) and strong concurrent validity with established depression and anxiety scales.