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Table 4 Bivariate intercorrelations between DT and HADS scores

From: Distress, anxiety and depression in patients with brain metastases before and after radiotherapy

 

Time

HADS anxiety

HADS depression

n (TG/CG)

HADS anxiety correlated with HADS depression

n (TG/CG)

  

Pearson correlation coefficient

 

Pearson correlation coefficient

 

DT

before RT

0.565**

0.438**

82 (50/32)

0.711**

98 (66/32)

DT

6 weeks

0.379**

0.473**

64 (37/27)

0.578**

72 (45/27)

DT

3 months

0.334*

0.409*

54 (28/26)

0.760**

58 (32/26)

DT

6 months

0.197

0.069

50 (21/29)

0.445**

55 (26/29)

  1. **The correlation is on the niveau to 0.01 significant.
  2. *The correlation is on the niveau to 0.05 significant.
  3. Abbreviations: DT = Distress Thermometer, HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.