Population
484 elderly patients (65-101 years, 241 men) in an acute medical unit
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports cautious HADS use in elderly inpatients; leaves open generalizability pending larger confirmatory studies.
The HADS scale demonstrates satisfactory internal consistency and differentiates well between depression and anxiety in medically hospitalized elderly patients, though some items may perform differently than in younger populations.
Helvik et al. (2011) studied this question.
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