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The Urdu translation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing anxiety and depression in Pakistan. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

February 1, 1991Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

The translation and evaluation of an Urdu version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

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Population

Bilingual population in Pakistan

Design

Other

Authors

DMDavid B. MumfordBrown University ITIrum TareenNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases MBM.A.Z. BajwaHajvery University

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Enables HADS screening in Pakistan; extends validity to Urdu speakers but leaves clinical outcome impact open.

Structured PICO

Population

Bilingual population in Pakistan

Intervention

Urdu version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

Outcome

Linguistic equivalence, conceptual equivalence, and scale equivalence

The Urdu translation of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a reliable and valid tool for clinical and research use in Pakistan.

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Mumford et al. (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1904f73ad7ada797be2fe4 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1991.tb07370.x

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The translation and evaluation of an Urdu version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

The translation and evaluation of an Urdu version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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