Table 2.
HADS Anxiety and Depression scores and caseness for patients and caregivers
| Characteristic | Patients (n=110)a |
Caregivers (n=107)a |
Test statisticb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxietyb, (mean; range; SD) | 6.64; 0–19; 4.1 | 8.62; 0–21, 4.1 | −3.653*** |
| Caseness: Normal %(n) | 66 (73) | 42 (45) | 15.56*** |
| Mild %(n) | 16 (18) | 28(30) | |
| Clinically significant %(n) | 17 (19) | 30 (32) | |
| Depressionb, (M; range; SD) | 4.10; 0–14; 3.2 | 5.14; 0–13; 2.9 | −2.717** |
| Caseness: Normal %(n) | 87 (96) | 79 (85) | 3.86 |
| Mild %(n) | 8 (9) | 16 (17) | |
| Clinically significant %(n) | 5 (5) | 5 (5) | |
a
One patient and 3 caregivers were missing HADS data.
b
McNemar-Bowker χ2 test for nominal variables and paired t tests for continuous variables
**
p<.01
***
p<.001
HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale