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A POMS short form for cancer patients: psychometric and structural evaluation

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: The internal consistency, validity, and factor structure of the Shacham shortened version (37 items) of the 65-item profile of mood states (POMS) were examined with a sample of 428 cancer patients who were awaiting bone marrow transplantation. Cronbach's alphas ranging from 0.78 to 0.91 were obtained for each of the six subscales of the POMS-short form (POMS-SF) and for the total 37-item scale. Correlations with the CES-D, the Self-Rated Karnofsky, the MOS SF-20 Physical Functioning, and the Bradburn Positive and Negative Affect Scales provided evidence of the convergent and discriminant validity of the POMS-SF. Results of a confirmatory factor analysis were supportive of the 6-factor interpretation of the POMS items in the 37-item version of the POMS.

Source: Psycho-Oncology

DOI: 10.1002/pon.564

Authors: Frank Baker, Maxine Denniston, James Zabora, Adrienne Polland, William N. Dudley

Institutions: American Cancer Society, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, University of Utah

Language: English

Topic: Cancer survivorship and care

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2157354328