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Accuracy of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale as a screening tool in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Andrea A Vodermaier and Roanne D RD Millman

Support Care Cancer 19(12):1899-908 (2011) PMID 21898134

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is the most extensively validated scale for screening emotional distress in cancer patients. However, thresholds for clinical decision making vary widely across studies. A meta-analysis was conducted with the aim of identifying optimal, empirically derived cut-offs.

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1251-4
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