The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) and the anxiety module of the Hospital and Depression Scale (HADS-A) as screening tools for generalized anxiety disorder among cancer patients.
Peter EsserTim Julian HartungMichael FriedrichChristoffer JohansenHans-Ulrich WittchenHermann FallerUwe KochMartin HärterMonika KellerHolger SchulzKarl WegscheiderJoachim WeisAnja Mehnert-TheuerkaufPublished in: Psycho-oncology (2018)
The GAD-7 and HADS-A showed AUC of adequate diagnostic accuracy and hence are applicable for GAD screening in cancer patients. Nevertheless, the choice of optimal cut-offs should be carefully evaluated.