[Development of an anamnestic questionnaire for psychotherapeutic patients with comorbid somatic diseases]

Abstract

The assessment of patients' mental and physical history is an important task of the psychodiagnostic process. Aim of the present study was to develop an anamnestic questionnaire for psychotherapeutic patients with comorbid somatic diseases (ANKER). The development of the ANKER was based on a qualitative, two-stepped design according to the grounded theory comprising a needs assessment and an evaluation of the first ANKER-version. Content analysis strategies were used to summarize results. An anamnestic questionnaire should: 1) be a guideline and reminder 2) provide information for health insurance application 3) be time saving. Thereby, at least the following topics should be covered: "conditions and diseases", "family of origin", "school and career", "partnership", "friends and acquaintances". The ANKER was evaluated positively as being feasible, helpful and economic.