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Table 4 Hierarchy of various cut points on the common metric*

From: Depression and anxiety in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: prevalence rates based on a comparison of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) and the hospital, Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

Scale

Level

Magnitude

DASS-Stress

Extremely Severe

17.16

DASS-Anxiety

Extremely Severe

16.65

DASS-Depression

Extremely Severe

16.52

HADS-Depression

Probable

16.39

DASS-Stress

Severe

16.07

DASS-Anxiety

Severe

15.88

DASS-Depression

Severe

15.68

HADS-Anxiety

Probable

15.68

DASS-Stress

Moderate

15.04

DASS-Anxiety

Moderate

14.78

DASS-Depression

Moderate

14.66

HADS-Depression

Possible

14.53

DASS-Stress

Mild

14.27

DASS-Anxiety

Mild

14.08

DASS-Depression

Mild

13.88

HADS-Anxiety

Possible

13.82

  1. * Scale Ranges: DASS-Stress 5.99-20.83; DASS-Anxiety 7.01-25.0; DASS-Depression 9.13-19.73; HADS-Anxiety 0.0-22.18; HADS-Depression 2.83-24.62.