Table 4

Correlations between anxiety and depression subscales and total Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (n=200)

Item	Anxiety subscale	Depression subscale	Full scale
A1 (tense)	0.77*	0.43	0.67*
A2 (frightened)	0.74*	0.53	0.49*
A3 (worrying thought)	0.73*	0.42	0.70*
A4 (feel relaxed)	0.63*	0.48	0.64*
A5 (‘butterflies’ in the stomach)	0.56*	0.42	0.65*
A6 (restless)	0.65*	0.38	0.68*
A7 (panic attack)	0.75*	0.60	0.62*
D1 (enjoy the things I used to)	0.34	0.58*	0.44*
D2 (laugh and see the funny side)	0.50	0.70*	0.54*
D3 (cheerful)	0.58	0.67*	0.30*
D4 (slowed down)	0.33	0.48*	0.58*
D5 (lost interest in appearance)	0.24	0.50*	0.59*
D6 (look forward with enjoyment)	0.49	0.60*	0.75*
D7 (enjoy a good book, radio or TV)	0.14	0.39*	0.27*