[Validation of the hospital anxiety and depression scale in a gastro-intestinal clinic].
This study examined the validity of the Japanese version of the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HAD) in a gastro-intestinal outpatient clinic. One hundred and twenty-three men and 142 women consulting a gastro-intestinal outpatient clinic at a primary care hospital in Kyoto during 1995 were surveyed. Item-remainder correlation and internal consistency were examined for reliability. Concurrent validities were examined using the stait-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) and Zung's self-rating depression scale (SDS). The prevalence of psychiatric disorder in this population ranged from 27% to 39%. Cronbach's coefficients were greater than 0.8 for the anxiety subscale and more than 0.7 for the depression subscale. Spearman's correlation of the anxiety subscale scores and the STAI were r = 0.678 for men, and r = 0.717 for women. The correlation of depression subscale scores and SDS were r = 0.457 for men, and r = 0.565 for women. It is suggested that the use of the HAD to general hospital outpatients clinic would facilitate detecting emotional disorders in outpatients.
Higashi
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Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine.
Yashiro
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Kiyota
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Inokuchi
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Hatta
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Fujita
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Watanabe
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Y
Kawai
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K
D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results