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Testing of the H ospital A nxiety and D epression S cale in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s) -
AlGamal Ekhlas
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of nursing knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2047-3095
pISSN - 2047-3087
DOI - 10.1111/2047-3095.12106
Subject(s) - hospital anxiety and depression scale , cronbach's alpha , copd , anxiety , pulmonary disease , depression (economics) , construct validity , quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , psychometrics , physical therapy , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Purpose The aim of this study was to develop the A rabic version of the H ospital A nxiety and D epression S cale ( A ‐ HADS ) and test its psychometric proprieties for the assessment of anxiety and depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ). Method The A‐ HADS and Q uality of L ife I ndex Pulmonary version were completed by 67 Jordanian patients with COPD . Results Cronbach's alpha coefficient has been found to be 0.75 for the A ‐ HADS anxiety subscale and 0.82 for the A ‐ HADS depression subscale. A ‐ HADS scores correlated significantly with the Q uality of L ife I ndex Pulmonary version and demonstrated construct validity. Implications This preliminary validation study supports the A ‐ HADS as a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of anxiety and depression in Arabic speaking patients with COPD .

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