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Table 4 A comparison of the HADS and BFI scores between the disease-free survivors of DTC and the general population

From: Decreased health-related quality of life in disease-free survivors of differentiated thyroid cancer in Korea

Variable

Disease-free survivors of DTC

Controls

 

Mean

Mean

HADS

  

   Anxiety†

6.2

5.3

   Depression†

5.7

6.6

BFI†

4.4

3.4

  1. HADS; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. HADS-Anxiety and HADS-Depression are scored from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater distress. Normal (0-7); mild disorder (8-10); moderate disorder (11-14); severe disorder (15-21).
  2. BFI; Brief Fatigue Inventory. global BFI score ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater distress. Mild fatigue (1-3); moderate fatigue (4-6); severe fatigue (7-10). † P < 0.05
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