Abstract

An exploratory factor analysis of the HAD was carried out in 568 cancer patients. Two distinct, but correlated, factors emerged which corresponded to the questionnaire's anxiety and depression subscales. The factor structure proved stable when subsamples of the total sample were investigated. The internal consistency of the two subscales was also high. These results provide support for the use of the separate subscales of the HAD in studies of emotional disturbance in cancer patients.

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Exploratory factor analysisInternal consistencyAnxietyDepression (economics)Clinical psychologyPsychologyCancerHospital Anxiety and Depression ScaleScale (ratio)PsychiatryMedicinePsychometricsInternal medicine

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Year
1991
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Volume
158
Issue
2
Pages
255-259
Citations
647
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Stirling Moorey, Steven Greer, Maggie Watson et al. (1991). The Factor Structure and Factor Stability of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in Patients with Cancer. The British Journal of Psychiatry , 158 (2) , 255-259. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.158.2.255

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10.1192/bjp.158.2.255