Depression and anxiety in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: prevalence rates based on a comparison of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) and the hospital, Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

Table 1 Prevalence of Stress, Anxiety and Depression according to HADS and DASS (n = 169)

Scale	Mean	SD	Possible (H)/Mild & Moderate (D) (%)	Probable(H)/ Severe & Extremely Severe (D) (%)	Poss/Prob(H) Mild, Moderate, Severe/Extremely Severe (D) (%)
Depression (DASS)	6.94	9.22	17.2	8.3	25.5
Depression (HADS)	5.10	4.00	18.9	9.4	28.3
Anxiety (DASS)	5.32	8.01	19.5	7.8	27.3
Anxiety (HADS)	5.97	4.82	16.7	18.6	35.3
Stress (DASS)	9.17	10.49	8.5	9.8	18.3

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