Table 2 Baseline scores on DT and HADS and classification
From: Distress, anxiety and depression in patients with brain metastases before and after radiotherapy
TG | CG | p value | TG | CG | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item score M ± SD (n) | Item score M ± SD (n) | cut-off ≥5 | cut-off ≥5 | ||||||||
DT | 5.55 ± 2.74 (50) | 4.59 ± 1.78 (32) | 0.029 | n = 35 (70%) | n = 21 (66%) | ||||||
Patient classes acc. Sum Score (non-, borderline-, definite case, at least moderate symptoms) | Patient classes acc. Sum Score (non-, borderline-, definite case, at least moderate symptoms) | ||||||||||
HADS | Sum Score M ± SD (n) | Sum Score M ± SD (n) | 0-7 (%) | 8-10 (%) | ≥ 11 (%) | > 8 (%) | 0-7 (%) | 8-10 (%) | ≥ 11 (%) | > 8 (%) | |
HADS anxiety | 10.14 ± 3.93 (67) | 9.06 ± 3.54 (32) | 0.567 | 17 (25.4) | 19 (28.4) | 31 (46.3) | 47 (70.1) | 13 (40.6) | 7 (21.9) | 12 (37.5) | 17 (53.1) |
HADS depression | 6.26 ± 4.52 (66) | 3.90 ± 3.98 (32) | 0.157 | 39 (58.2) | 15 (22.4) | 13 (19.4) | 20 (30.3) | 27 (84.4) | 2 (6.3) | 3 (9.4) | 3 (9.4) |