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Table 1 Sensitivity and specificity at each cut-off point on the Distress Thermometer (DT) [16, 19] for the criterion measure, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [42] for cancer patients and carers.

From: Feasibility of brief psychological distress screening by a community-based telephone helpline for cancer patients and carers

 

HADS Total Score (≥ 15)

HADS Anxiety Subscale (≥ 8)

HADS Depression Subscale (≥ 8)

 

Cancer Patient

Carer

Cancer Patient

Carer

Cancer Patient

Carer

DT cut-off

Sensitivity

Specificity

Sensitivity

Specificity

Sensitivity

Specificity

Sensitivity

Specificity

Sensitivity

Specificity

Sensitivity

Specificity

≥ 0

100.0

0.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

0.00

100.0

0.0

100.0

0.0

≥ 1

96.8

11.1

  

96.5

12.2

  

94.6

8.8

  

≥ 2

95.8

15.1

100.0

5.2

95.6

16.8

100.0

7.3

91.9

11.6

97.3

2.6

≥ 3

93.7

32.5

96.4

8.6

93.0

36.5

95.9

9.8

89.2

26.5

94.6

6.5

≥ 4

83.2

50.8

94.6

13.8

81.6

55.1

95.9

19.5

78.4

43.5

91.9

10.4

≥ 5

80.0

57.1

91.1

17.2

78.1

61.7

93.2

24.4

75.7

49.7

86.5

13.0

≥ 6

62.1

71.4

76.8

48.3

59.7

74.8

80.8

65.9

56.8

64.0

64.9

36.4

≥ 7

49.5

81.0

60.7

65.5

50.9

87.9

63.0

80.5

39.2

71.4

51.4

54.6

≥ 8

31.6

87.3

50.0

86.2

33.3

92.5

48.0

97.6

28.4

83.0

51.4

77.9

≥ 9

16.8

95.2

17.9

98.3

16.7

97.2

13.7

97.6

13.5

91.8

21.6

96.1

≥ 10

9.5

97.6

5.4

100.0

9.7

99.1

4.1

100.0

8.1

95.9

8.1

100.0

> 10

0.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

0.0

100.0