Anxiety and depression in rheumatoid arthritis patients: prevalence, risk factors and consistency between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Zung's Self-rating Anxiety Scale/Depression Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim was to explore the prevalence and independent risk factors for anxiety and depression in RA patients and to assess the consistency between the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and Zung's self-rating anxiety scale/depression scale (SAS/SDS).

Methods

In total, 160 RA patients and 60 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled consecutively, and HADS and SAS/SDS were completed.

Results

The HADS-defined anxiety rate, HADS-defined depression rate, SAS-defined anxiety rate and SDS-defined depression rate were 36.9, 36.3, 29.4 and 29.4%, respectively, in RA patients, all of which were much higher in RA patients than in HCs (all P < 0.001). A relatively high consistency was observed between HADS-defined anxiety and SAS-defined anxiety (κ 

SUBMITTER: Cheng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10681850 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature