Defining hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) structure by confirmatory factor analysis: A contribution to validation for oncological settings

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2330-2333

  Annunziata, M A ^a   Muzzatti, B ^a   Altoe G ^b  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Hospital anxiety and depression scale; Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis; Neoplasm; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053138367     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq750     Document Type: Article

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