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The Basic Documentation for Psycho-Oncology (PO-Bado): an expert rating scale for the psychosocial experience of cancer patients.
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BACKGROUND: The integration of psycho-oncology into the medical care of cancer patients requires a transparent, reliable, and valid assessment of psychosocial stress. The Basic Documentation for Psycho-Oncology (PO-Bado), including a short version and a breast cancer-specific version, is such an instrument. The purpose of this article is to present the current stage of development of the 3 versions. PATIENTS AND METHODS: All versions of the PO-Bado were developed and psychometrically evaluated based on the empirical analysis of multiple oncological samples. External criteria for the validation and determination of cut-off scores were the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Questionnaire on Stress in Cancer Patients, and the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire. Inter-rater reliability was examined by different psycho-oncologists who independently rated PO-Bado interviews. RESULTS: Three versions of the PO-Bado are presented: the standard version (PO-Bado, 17 items), the short form (PO-Bado SF, 7 items), and the breast cancer-specific version (PO-Bado BC, 21 items). A manual and interview guideline are provided for all versions. By now, the standard version has been implemented throughout Germany and includes data of 6,365 patients. CONCLUSION: A consistent nationwide implementation of the PO-Bado for the assessment of psychosocial stress in cancer patients would contribute to the improvement of medical care.
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Author/s: Herschbach, Peter (P); Book, Katrin (K); Brandl, Tobias (T); Keller, Monika (M); Marten-Mittag, Birgitt (B);
Affiliation: Sektion Psychosoziale Onkologie, Klinik und Poliklinik fur Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany. P.Herschbach(-atsign-)lrz.tum.de
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Validation Studies
Journal: Onkologie (Onkologie), published in Switzerland. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2008-Nov; vol 31 (issue 11) : pp 591-6
Dates: Created 2009/01/15; Completed 2009/04/06;
PMID: 19145091, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 4/6/2009, IMS Date: 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00)
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