Why the study?
What are the psychometric properties of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in coronary care patients following acute myocardial infarction?
Population
194 coronary care patients following acute myocardial infarction
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Questions HADS two-factor validity post-MI; challenges consensus and warrants confirmatory studies before changing practice.
What are the psychometric properties of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in coronary care patients following acute myocardial infarction?
In post-MI patients, the HADS demonstrates a three-factor structure (depression, trait anxiety, state anxiety) rather than the traditionally expected two-factor structure.
Martin et al. (2000) studied this question.
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