2Department of Psychiatry, Sabuncuoğlu Serefeddin Training and Research Hospital, Amasya-Türkiye
3Division of Psychosocial Oncology and Education, Department of Preventive Oncology, İstanbul University Oncology Institute, İstanbul-Türkiye
4Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul-Türkiye DOI : 10.5505/tjo.2025.4739 OBJECTIVE
Cancer is a systemic disease caused by many different factors that negatively affect people's lives and may substantially reduce the quality of life. The Basic Documentation for Psycho-Oncology (PO-BADO) is an expert rating scale for assessing distress in cancer patients. The main aim of this study is to evaluate the validity and reliability of this scale in Turkish.
METHODS
151 patients with oncologic diagnoses were included in the study. Sociodemographic Data Form, The
Basic Documentation For Psycho-Oncology (PO-BADO), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
(HADS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS), and Cancer Coping Questionnaire
(CCQ) were conducted.
RESULTS
The PO-BADO scale demonstrated a high level of internal consistency, with Cronbach"s alpha of 0.826
for the overall scale, 0.792 for the physical symptoms subscale, and 0.749 for the mental symptoms subscale.
PO-BADO scores showed strong positive correlation with HADS and PSS scores (r=0.657, 0.769,
0.763 and 0.685), and moderate negative correlation (r=-0.527) with KPS scores. Confirmatory factor
analysis yielded an x2/sd value lower than 3, a CFI of 0.97, and an RMSEA of 0.034.
CONCLUSION
Our results indicate that the Turkish version of PO-BADO is a valid tool for evaluating mental health
issues, as well as the medical challenges experienced by Turkish cancer patients.