March 1, 1997Psychological Medicine
A validation study of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in different groups of Dutch subjects
Why the study?
Is the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) a valid tool for identifying psychiatric disorder or depression in Dutch subjects?
Population
Different groups of Dutch subjects
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports restricting HADS to screening in Dutch practice; leaves open optimized thresholds or alternatives in validation studies.
Structured PICO
Is the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) a valid tool for identifying psychiatric disorder or depression in Dutch subjects?
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Population
Different groups of Dutch subjects
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Intervention
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
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Outcome
Positive predictive value (PPV) for psychiatric disorder or depression
The HADS is appropriate for screening but not for definitive diagnosis of psychiatric disorders or depression due to its moderate positive predictive value.
Cite This Study
SPINHOVEN et al. (1997) studied this question.