Why the study?
Does the Japanese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) accurately screen for psychological distress in Japanese cancer patients?
Population
128 Japanese cancer patients
Comparison
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, a 14-item… vs Psychiatric diagnoses performed according to the…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports HADS for distress screening in Japanese cancer patients; leaves open prospective validation before routine adoption.
Does the Japanese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) accurately screen for psychological distress in Japanese cancer patients?
The Japanese version of HADS is a sensitive and specific tool for the early detection of psychological distress in cancer patients.
Kugaya et al. (1998) studied this question.
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