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Table 2 Factor loadings of the HADS items in Group 1

From: Factor structure of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in Japanese psychiatric outpatient and student populations

HADS item

F1

F2

HADS-A

  

   Item 1: feeling of tension

0.73

-0.11

   Item 3: frightened feeling

0.72

0.03

   Item 5: worrying thoughts

0.69

0.13

   Item 7: relaxed feeling

0.26

0.39

   Item 9: butterflies in stomach

0.68

0.00

   Item 11: restless feeling

0.55

-0.07

   Item 13: feeling of panic

0.79

0.02

HADS-D

  

   Item 2: enjoyment

-0.19

0.86

   Item 4: laughter

-0.04

0.81

   Item 6: cheerful feeling

0.35

0.23

   Item 8: feeling slowed down

0.19

0.42

   Item 10: lost interest in appearance

0.09

0.30

   Item 12: look forward to things

-0.01

0.76

   Item 14: enjoyment of book/radio/TV

0.05

0.70

Eigenvalue

4.85

1.43

Subscale correlation

.51

  1. Bold face indicates loadings with absolute values of 0.40 or more.