The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

HADS gives clinically meaningful results as a psychological screening tool and can assess the symptom severity of anxiety and depression ... TheHospitalAnxietyandDepressionScale byBilly|Aug19,2018|Blog|0comments ASelfTestQuestionnaireforAnxietyandDepression. TheHADSscaleisaquestionnairecommonlyusedbydoctorsandDTRtherapiststoassesspatient/clientlevelsofAnxietyandDepression. HADSisavalidandreliableself-ratingscalethatmeasuresanxietyanddepressioninbothhospitalandcommunitysettings.HADSgivesclinicallymeaningfulresultsasapsychologicalscreeningtoolandcanassessthesymptomseverityofanxietyanddepressiondisordersinclientswithillnessandthegeneralpopulation. Testdetails HADS–Onequestionnaire,comprisingoffourteenquestions Thequestionnairefeaturessevenquestionsforanxietyandsevenfordepressionofwhichcanbeansweredwithin2–5minutes. Responsesarescoredonascaleof3to0–Themaximumscoreistherefore21forAnxietyand21forDepression. Oddnumbers:1,3,5,7,9,11and13areAnxietyQuestions(GreyinColour) Evennumbers:2,4,6,8,10,12and14areDepressionQuestions(WhiteinColour) Thetwosub-scales,anxietyanddepression,havebeenfoundtobeindependentmeasures.InitscurrentformtheHADSisnowdividedintofourstages: Scoresof: 0-7(Normal) 8-10(Mild) 11-15(Moderate) 16-21(Severe) WhyuseHADS? HADSfacilitatestheearlyidentificationofbothanxietyanddepressionsimultaneously,whilstgivingaseparatescoreforeach. Easytoscoreandsimpletointerpret,HADSprovidesclearcut-offscorestoindicatetheseverityofthedisorder. Itisidealforuseasascreeningmeasure,andindexofclinicalchange,anoutcomemeasureandforresearchpurposes. Asasinglemeasureofanxietyanddepression,itremovestheneedforseparatemeasuresandissuitableforallagesfrom17+. DTRHospitalAnxietyandDepressionScale(HADS)Questionnaire Instructions:DoctorsandDTRtherapistsareawarethatemotionsplayanimportantpartinmostillnesses.IfyourdoctororDTRtherapistknowsaboutthesefeelingsheorshewillbeabletohelpyoumore.Thisquestionnaireisdesignedtohelpusknowhowyoufeel.Readeachitemandcirclethereplywhichcomesclosesttohowyouhavebeenfeelinginthepastweek.Don’ttaketoolongoveryourreplies,yourimmediatereactiontoeachitemwillprobablybemoreaccuratethanalongthoughtoutresponse. Questionsrelatingtoanxietyareindicatedbyan‘A’whilethoserelatingtodepressionareshownbya‘D’. Ifeeltenseor‘woundup’: A IfeelasifIamsloweddown: D Mostofthetime 3 Nearlyallofthetime 3 Alotofthetime 2 Veryoften 2 Timetotime,occasionally 1 Sometimes 1 Notatall 0 Notatall 0 IstillenjoythethingsIusedtoenjoy: D Igetasortoffrightenedfeelinglike‘butterfliesinthestomach’: A Definitelyasmuch 0 Notatall 0 Notquitesomuch 1 Occasionally 1 Onlyalittle 2 Quiteoften 2 Notatall 3 Veryoften 3 Igetasortoffrightenedfeelinglikesomethingawfulisabouttohappen: A Ihavelostinterestinmyappearance: D Verydefinitelyandquitebadly 3 Definitely 3 Yes,butnottoobadly 2 Idon’ttakeasmuchcareasIshould 2 Alittle,butitdoesn’tworryme 1 Imaynottakequiteasmuchcare 1 Notatall 0 Itakejustasmuchcareasever 0 Icanlaughandseethefunnysideofthings: D IfeelrestlessasifIhavetobeonthemove: A AsmuchasIalwayscould 0 Verymuchindeed 3 Notquitesomuchnow 1 Quitealot 2 Definitelynotsomuchnow 2 Notverymuch 1 Notatall 3 Notatall 0 Worryingthoughtsgothroughmymind: A Ilookforwardwithenjoymenttothings: D Agreatdealofthetime 3 AmuchasIeverdid 0 Alotofthetime 2 RatherlessthanIusedto 1 Fromtimetotimebutnottoooften 1 DefinitelylessthanIusedto 3 Onlyoccasionally 0 Hardlyatall 2 Ifeelcheerful: D Igetsuddenfeelingsofpanic: A Notatall 3 Veryoftenindeed 3 Notoften 2 Quiteoften 2 Sometimes 1 Notveryoften 1 Mostofthetime 0 Notatall 0 Icansitateaseandfeelrelaxed: A IcanenjoyagoodbookorradioorTVprogramme: D Definitely 0 Often 0 Usually 1 Sometimes 1 Notoften 2 Notoften 2 Notatall 3 Veryseldom 3 Scoresof: 0–7(Normal) 8–10(Mild) 11–15(Moderate) 16–21(Severe) UponcompletionandscoringoftheHADSquestionnaireshouldyouwishtodiscusstheoutcomefurtherwithaDTRtherapist,pleaseemailyourdetailsorcallandwewillgetbacktoyouatourearliestconvenience. SubmitaCommentCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*CommentName* Email* Website Savemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment. ShareThis https://www.facebook.com/billy.dreamstorealities.co.uk [email protected]