Validation of the revised Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale in Greek caregivers of patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative radiotherapy

dc.contributor.author	Γκοβίνα, Ουρανία	el
dc.contributor.author	Κοτρωνούλας, Γρηγόριος	el
dc.contributor.author	Μυστακίδου, Κυριακή	el
dc.contributor.author	Γιαννακοπούλου, Μαργαρίτα	el
dc.contributor.author	Γαλανός, Αντώνιος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-28T13:37:47Z
dc.date.available	2015-04-28T13:37:47Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-28
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/9152
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00520-012-1681-7/fulltext.html	en
dc.subject	κλίμακα αποτελεσμάτων φροντίδας
dc.subject	Οικογενειακό φροντιστή
dc.subject	επιβάρυνση φροντιστών
dc.subject	Προχωρημένος καρκίνος
dc.subject	Αξιοπιστία
dc.subject	Εγκυρότητα
dc.subject	Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale
dc.subject	Family caregiver
dc.subject	Caregiver burden
dc.subject	Advanced cancer
dc.subject	Reliability
dc.subject	Validity
dc.title	Validation of the revised Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale in Greek caregivers of patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative radiotherapy	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.generalDescription	Article in Press	en
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classification	Ογκολογία
heal.classification	Nursing
heal.classification	Oncology
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ογκολογία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093362
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heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112510
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006431
heal.contributorName	Πατηράκη, Ελισάβετ	el
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1681-7
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2012-12-14
heal.bibliographicCitation	Govina, O., Kotronoulas, G., Mystakidou, K., Giannakopoulou, M., Galanos, A. et al. (2012) Validation of the revised Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale in Greek caregivers of patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative radiotherapy. Supportive Care in Cancer. [Online] pp.1-10. Available from: http://link.springer.com [Accessed 28/04/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Purpose: Caregiver burden considerably affects the lives of families providing care to people with advanced cancer. The aim of this study was to validate the Greek translation of the revised Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale (BCOS) with a sample of informal caregivers of people with advanced cancer receiving outpatient palliative radiotherapy. Methods: Following a formal “forward–backward” method to translate the original BCOS into Greek, the scale was administered to 100 consecutive family caregivers. Participants also completed the Greek Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (G-HADS) and five quality-of-life related linear analogue scale assessment (LASA) scales. Validity and reliability analyses were performed. Results: The Cronbach’s α coefficient for the total BCOS score was 0.83. Test–retest reliability analysis in a subgroup of caregivers (n = 40) revealed good short-term stability over a 2-week interval. Exploratory factor analysis generated a one-factor structure for the Greek translation, which was further confirmed through confirmatory factor analysis. Construct validity was supported through the scale’s high correlations with G-HADS anxiety (−0.524; p < 0.001) and depression (−0.533; p < 0.001) scores, and LASA quality of life scores (0.696; p < 0.001). The BCOS discriminated well between groups of caregivers with different levels of quality of life. A total score of 52.5 offered high sensitivity (91 %) and specificity (86 %) in detecting highly burdened caregivers. Conclusions: The Greek version of the BCOS is a psychometrically sound instrument that can be usefully implemented into clinical practice to identify family caregivers in need for support, and stimulate relevant research in our country.	en
heal.publisher	Springer	en
heal.journalName	Supportive Care in Cancer	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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