A psychometric evaluation of the hospital anxiety and depression scale in cardiac patients: Addressing factor structure and gender invariance

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-114

  Hunt Shanks, Tiffany ^a   Blanchard, Christopher ^b   Reid, Robert ^c   Fortier, Michelle ^d   Cappelli, Mario ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 75149184997     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910709X432745     Document Type: Article

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