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Testing of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease



Article type: Published article

Abstract

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to develop the Arabic version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (A-HADS) and test its psychometric proprieties for the assessment of anxiety and depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHOD: The A-HADS and Quality of Life Index Pulmonary version were completed by 67 Jordanian patients with COPD. RESULTS: Cronbach's alpha coefficient has been found to be 0.75 for the A-HADS anxiety subscale and 0.82 for the A-HADS depression subscale. A-HADS scores correlated significantly with the Quality of Life Index Pulmonary version and demonstrated construct validity. IMPLICATIONS: This preliminary validation study supports the A-HADS as a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of anxiety and depression in Arabic speaking patients with COPD.


Full citation

Al-Gamal E. Testing of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. International journal of nursing knowledge. 2017;28(2):94-9


Methodology

Methods Condition Gender Age Country Setting Sample size
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Jordan
Healthcare Facility 67

Number of items

14 items

Training

Measure does not require training

Required time

Less than 5 min

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E.algamal@ju.edu.jo






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