Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 12, 2021
Last Modified: January 17, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Zigmond AS, Snaith RP. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1983;67:361–370.
Stern, A.F.(2014). The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Occupational Medicine, 64, 393-394. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqu024
2 minutes
14 4-point Likert type questions (7 for Depression, 7 for Anxiety)
provided by Millisecond - can be edited under section Editable Parameters
• The 7 Depression items are summed up to create the HADS_DepressionScore
• The 7 Anxiety items are summed up to create the HADS_AnxietyScore
File Name: hads_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| hadsDepressionScore | Sum of all depression scores (Range: 0-21) |
| hadsAnxietyScore | Sum of all anxiety scores (Range: 0-21) Interpretation of total scores 0-7 = Normal 8–10 = Borderline abnormal 11-21 = Abnormal |
Raw Scores |
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File Name: hads.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: 0-3 (anchors different for each question) R = automatically reversed scored questions (3-0) a score of 0 represents no Anxiety/no Depression; 3 is the highest score one can achieve |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | The instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage | |
| quitInstructions | The instructions to quit the questionnaire the quitcommand can be changed under DEFAULTS |