Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Questionnaire Data

A dataset based on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, a self-assessment questionnaire for detecting states of anxiety and depression in hospital settings. The dataset is associated with the original author A. S. Zigmond and is listed on the paperswithcode platform. The specific content, size, and structure of the data are not detailed in the available metadata.

Use Cases

• Training a classifier to detect anxiety or depression from questionnaire responses (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Analyzing the correlation between scale items and clinical outcomes (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Benchmarking psychological assessment tools against a standard scale (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on paperswithcode, a platform for machine learning resources.
• Based on a well-known clinical instrument created by A. S. Zigmond.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Row count, column definitions, and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• License is listed as 'closed', which may restrict usage.

Provenance

Source

A. S. Zigmond