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January 1, 2003Health and Quality of Life OutcomesOpen Access

The Hospital Anxiety And Depression Scale.

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Population

Patients in medical practice, community settings, and primary care

Design

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Authors

RSR. P. SnaithGuy's Hospital

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Implication

Supports HADS screening across settings; leaves open optimal cutoffs and outcome impact.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Patients in medical practice, community settings, and primary care
I
Intervention
Hospital Anxiety And Depression Scale (HADS)
O
Outcome
Screening for anxiety and depressionpatient reported

The HADS is a valid and reliable screening tool for anxiety and depression across hospital and community settings.

Limitations

  • Self-assessment scales are only valid for screening purposes; definitive diagnosis must rest on the process of clinical examination.

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R. P. Snaith (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d736c5447a5ff6a2b8a50dhttps://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-1-29
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  1. 1Depression in Medical In-Patients1975 · 363 citations
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  3. 3Use of the general health questionnaire in clinical work.1986 · 128 citations