Validation of Two Screening Tools for Anxiety in Hemodialysis Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Symptoms of anxiety are often unrecognized and untreated in dialysis patients. We investigated the diagnostic accuracy of two widely used screening tools for anxiety in hemodialysis patients.

Methods

For this cross-sectional validation study, chronic hemodialysis patients from eight dialysis centers in the Netherlands were included. The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety subscale (HADS-A) were validated by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Inventory (MINI) diagnostic interview. Receiver operating characteristic curves were used to determine the optimal cut-off values.

Results

Of 65 participants, 13 (20%) were diagnosed with one or more anxiety disorders on the MINI, of which 5 were included in the analysis.

SUBMITTER: Nadort E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9318791 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature