TABLE 2.

Degree of relationship in relation to HADS

HADS		The person hospitalized is for me			P-value
		Parent – A (n = 22)	Spouse, partner – B (n = 10)	Other – C (n = 5)
Anxiety
	Mean ± SD	8.82 ± 2.46	13.30 ± 4.30	8.20 ± 1.92	0.004*
	Median	8.5	14.5	8.0	–
	Quartiles	7.25–10.00	12.25–16.00	7–9	B > A, C
Depression
	Mean ± SD	8.55 ± 2.46	13.80 ± 3.97	7.00 ± 1.22	0.001*
	Median	8	14	7
Quartiles		7.00–10.00	13.00–16.50	7.00–8.00	B > A, C

P – Kruskal-Wallis test + post-hoc analysis (Dunn test). *Statistically significant relationship (P < 0.05). HADS – Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale