Cross-cultural adaptation into Punjabi of the English version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Table 2 Spearman's rank-order correlation coefficients for each item on the Punjabi and English versions of the HADS with its corresponding subscale score

Item	Spearman's rho for Punjabi version of HADS	Spearman's rho for English version of HADS
Anxiety
A1 (Tenseness)	0.80**	0.70**
A3 (Frightened)	0.73**	0.79**
A5 (Worry)	0.60**	0.83**
A7 (Relaxed)	0.58**	0.73**
A9 (Nervousness)	0.58**	0.49**
A11 (Restlessness)	0.58**	0.64**
A13 (Panic)	0.77**	0.81**
Depression
D2 (Current enjoyment)	0.64**	0.76**
D4 (Laughter)	0.67**	0.73**
D6 (Cheerfulness)	0.41**	0.77**
D8 (Reduced energy)	0.57**	0.46**
D10 (Loss of interest in self)	0.52**	0.66**
D12 (Future enjoyment)	0.51**	0.73**
D14 (Leisure time enjoyment)	0.67**	0.59**