Comparing the hospital anxiety and depression scale to the Brief Edinburgh Depression Scale for identifying cases of major depressive disorder in advanced cancer palliative patients.

Oscar Rodríguez-MayoralAdriana Peña-NievesSilvia Allende-PérezMari Lloyd-Williams

Published in: Palliative & supportive care (2021)

The BEDS outperformed the HADS-D tool in discriminating patients with and without depression. A BEDS cutoff value of ≥5 is suggested as a case-finding score for depression in this population.

Keyphrases

major depressive disorder
advanced cancer
palliative care
depressive symptoms
bipolar disorder
end stage renal disease
sleep quality
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
prognostic factors
emergency department
physical activity
acute care