No further research needed: abandoning the Hospital and Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS)

Screening for emotional distress in cancer patients: a systematic review of assessment instruments

Vodermaier, A., Linden, W., & Siu, C. (2009) · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute · doi:10.1093/jnci/djp336 · Cited by 541 · see citing works

Depression Screening and Patient Outcomes in Cardiovascular Care: A Systematic Review

Thombs, B. D., de Jonge, P., Coyne, J. C., Whooley, M. A., Frasure-Smith, N., Mitchell, A. J., Zuidersma, M., Eze-Nliam, C., Lima, B. B., Smith, C. G., et al. (2008) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.2008.667 · Cited by 472 · see citing works

Diagnostic validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in cancer and palliative settings: A meta-analysis

Mitchell, A. J., Meader, N., & Symonds, P. (2010) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2010.01.067 · Cited by 394 · see citing works

Risk of bias from inclusion of patients who already have diagnosis of or are undergoing treatment for depression in diagnostic accuracy studies of screening tools for depression: systematic review

Thombs, B. D., Arthurs, E., El‐Baalbaki, G., Meijer, A., Ziegelstein, R. C., & Steele, R. J. (2011) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.d4825 · Cited by 103 · see citing works

Anxiety and Depression in Breast Cancer Patients at Low Risk of Recurrence Compared with the General Population

Grøenvold, M., Fayers, P. M., Sprangers, M. A. G., Bjørner, J. B., Klee, M., Aaronson, N. K., Bech, P., & Mouridsen, H. T. (1999) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(99)00022-0 · Cited by 92 · see citing works

Somatic symptom overlap in Beck Depression Inventory–II scores following myocardial infarction

Thombs, B. D., Ziegelstein, R. C., Pilote, L., Dozois, D. J. A., Beck, A. T., Dobson, K. S., Fuss, S., de Jonge, P., Grace, S. L., Stewart, D. E., et al. (2010) · The British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.109.076596 · Cited by 91 · see citing works

Problems in Cross-Cultural Use of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: “No Butterflies in the Desert”

Maters, G. A., Sanderman, R., Kim, A. Y., & Coyne, J. C. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070975 · Cited by 72 · see citing works

Stability of the effects of guideline training in primary care on the identification of depressive disorders

Bermejo, I., Hegerl, U., Härter, M. C., et al. (2007) · RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen) · doi:10.1080/17468840701680769 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Anxiety and depression comorbidities in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fond, G., Loundou, A., Hamdani, N., Boukouaci, W., Dargel, A., Oliveira, J., Roger, M., Tamouza, R., Leboyer, M., & Boyer, L. (2014) · European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience · doi:10.1007/s00406-014-0502-z · Cited by 647 · see citing works

Association of diabetes with anxiety: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Smith, K. J., Béland, M., Clyde, M., Gariépy, G., Pagé, V., Badawi, G., Rabasa-Lhoret, R., & Schmitz, N. (2013) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.11.013 · Cited by 447 · see citing works

Bi-directionality of brain–gut interactions in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Gracie, D. J., Guthrie, E. A., Hamlin, P. J., & Ford, A. C. (2018) · Gastroenterology · doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2018.01.027 · Cited by 408 · see citing works

Relationships of diabetes-specific emotional distress, depression, anxiety, and overall well-being with HbA1c in adult persons with type 1 diabetes

Strandberg, R. B., Graue, M., Wentzel-Larsen, T., Peyrot, M., & Rokne, B. (2014) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.06.015 · Cited by 208 · see citing works

Anxiety and depression in mothers and fathers of a chronically ill child

van Oers, H. A., Haverman, L., Limperg, P. F., van Dijk-Lokkart, E. M., Maurice-Stam, H., & Grootenhuis, M. A. (2014) · Maternal and Child Health Journal · doi:10.1007/s10995-014-1445-8 · Cited by 147 · see citing works

Internet-based guided self-help versus group cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic tinnitus: A randomized controlled trial

Jasper, K., Weise, C., Conrad, I., Andersson, G., Hiller, W., & Kleinstäuber, M. (2014) · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics · doi:10.1159/000360705 · Cited by 128 · see citing works

Validation of the hospital anxiety and depression scale in patients with acute low back pain

Turk, D. C., Dworkin, R. H., Trudeau, J. J., Benson, C., Biondi, D. M., Katz, N. P., & Kim, M. (2015) · The Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2015.07.001 · Cited by 115 · see citing works

Cognitive performance in irritable bowel syndrome: evidence of a stress-related impairment in visuospatial memory

Kennedy, P. J., Clarke, G., O‘Neill, A., Groeger, J. A., Quigley, E. M. M., Shanahan, F., Cryan, J. F., & Dinan, T. G. (2014) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291713002171 · Cited by 106 · see citing works

Internet-Delivered Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Tinnitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Weise, C., Kleinstäuber, M., & Andersson, G. (2016) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/psy.0000000000000310 · Cited by 99 · see citing works

Multiple sclerosis relapses and depression

Moore, P., Hirst, C., Harding, K. E., Clarkson, H., Pickersgill, T. P., & Robertson, N. P. (2012) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.08.004 · Cited by 80 · see citing works

Bifactor analysis and construct validity of the HADS: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study in fibromyalgia patients

Luciano, J. V., Barrada, J. R., Aguado, J., Osma, J., & García-Campayo, J. (2014) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/a0035284 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

The Traumatic Experience of Breast Cancer: Which Factors Can Relate to the Post-Traumatic Outcomes?

Romeo, A., Di Tella, M., Ghiggia, A., Tesio, V., Gasparetto, E., Stanizzo, M. R., Torta, R., & Castelli, L. (2019) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00891 · Cited by 56 · see citing works

La Escala de Ansiedad y Depresión Hospitalaria (HAD) en fibromialgia: Análisis de sensibilidad y especificidad

Cabrera, V., Martín-Aragón, M., Terol, M. D. C., Núñez, R., & Pastor, M. D. L. Á. (2015) · Terapia psicológica · doi:10.4067/s0718-48082015000300003 · Cited by 51 · see citing works

Depressive symptoms predict clinical recurrence of ­inflammatory bowel disease

Jordi, S. B. U., Lang, B. M., Auschra, B., von Känel, R., Biedermann, L., Greuter, T., Schreiner, P., Rogler, G., Krupka, N., Sulz, M. C., et al. (2022) · Inflammatory Bowel Diseases · doi:10.1093/ibd/izab136 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Unmet psychosocial supportive care needs and psychological distress in haematological cancer survivors: The moderating role of psychological flexibility

Swash, B., Bramwell, R., & Hulbert-Williams, N. J. (2017) · Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.02.005 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

An R Function for Cronbach’s Alpha Analysis: A Case-Based Approach

Kotian, H., Varghese, A. L., & Motappa, R. (2022) · National Journal of Community Medicine · doi:10.55489/njcm.130820221149 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Robust estimation of Cronbach's alpha

Christmann, A., & Aelst, S. V. (2005) · Journal of Multivariate Analysis · doi:10.1016/j.jmva.2005.05.012 · Cited by 442 · see citing works

Just how reliable is your internal reliability? An overview of Cronbach’s alpha (α)

Robertson, O. M., & Evans, M. S. (2020) · PsyPag Quarterly · doi:10.53841/bpspag.2020.1.115.23 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

SAS and SPSS macros to calculate standardized Cronbach’s alpha using the upper bound of the phi coefficient for dichotomous items

Sun, W., Chou, C., Stacy, A. W., et al. (2007) · Behavior Research Methods · doi:10.3758/bf03192845 · Cited by 126 · see citing works

Thanks coefficient alpha, we’ll take it from here.

McNeish, D. (2018) · Psychological Methods · doi:10.1037/met0000144 · Cited by 2,533 · see citing works