THE PERFORMANCE OF THE HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE FOR SCREENING OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS IN CHINESE PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN HONG KONG

Objective: To evaluate the performance of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) for screening of depressive disorders and anxiety disorders in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Hong Kong.Methods: Consecutive RA patients in the outpatient clinic of Pok Oi Hospital were invited to complete the validated Chinese-Cantonese version o

Water has always been considered as a physically scarce resource, particularly in North Africa, Central Asia, West Asia, among others.On the other hand, the current water management system is facing substantial difficulties due to the depletion of resources, the complexity of regulation, as well as the increasing demand of water in society.This art

The increased fraction of first year ice (FYI) at the expense of old ice (second-year ice (SYI) and multi-year ice (MYI)) likely affects the permeability of the Arctic ice cover.This in turn influences the pathways of gases circulating therein and the exchange at interfaces with the atmosphere and ocean.We present sea ice temperature and salinity t

The processing industry discards avocado seeds, which increases production and ultimately pollutes the environment.It would be advantageous to handle these waste by-products both economically and environmentally.Avocado seeds are rich in polysaccharides, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and other bioactive substances.The nutritional and phytoc

BackgroundDisease/patient registries are underutilized despite their multiple advantages over clinical ashy bines protein powder trials in the clinical evaluation of drugs, such as the capacity for long-term curation, provision of patient outcome data in routine clinical practice, and provision of benchmark data for comparison.Ensuring the fit-for-