TABLE 3.
Anxiety and Depression in Caregivers of Patients With Brain Metastases (N = 56)
| HADS ST (≥ 8) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HADS SS | Range | n | % | n | % |
| Anxiety | 34 | 61 | |||
| Normal | 0–7 | 22 | 39 | ||
| Mild | 8–10 | 18 | 32 | ||
| Moderate | 11–14 | 10 | 18 | ||
| Severe | 15–21 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Depression | 29 | 52 | |||
| Normal | 0–7 | 27 | 48 | ||
| Mild | 8–10 | 22 | 39 | ||
| Moderate | 11–14 | 7 | 13 | ||
| Severe | 15–21 | - | - | ||
HADS—Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; SS—subscale; ST—screening threshold
Note. The 14-item HADS was used to measure anxiety and depression. Each item is scored from 0–3, and subscale scores range from 0–21 for either anxiety or depression.