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Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

Tests & Measures

Summary

What it measures:

  • HADS screens for anxiety and depression in all adults over the age of 16.
  • The questionnaire includes two subscales, one for anxiety (HADS-A) and one for depression (HADS-D).
  • The summed score, HADS total, is seen as a global measure of psychological distress.1

ICF Domain(s):

  • Body Function and Structures           

ICF Categories:

  • Emotional Functions - b152
  • Contextual factors
    • Personal factors

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Resource Details

Date: June 24, 2022
Contact:  practice@apta.org
Content Type:  Test & Measure

Symptoms & Conditions

Critical Illness, Depression, Mental Health, Anxiety

Author(s)

Mindy Oxman Renfro, PT, DPT, PhD; Tyler J. Brown, SPT; Carl John Dela Pena, SPT; John Laceda, SPT; Jessica L. Landeros, SPT; Autumn Siverling, SPT

Reviewer(s)

Angela Henning, PT, MSPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy, Certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy

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