Validity and reliability of quality of recovery-35 Thai version: a prospective questionnaire-based study

Autor: Siriporn Pitimana-aree, Suthipol Udompanthurak, Matula Tareerath, Saowaphak Lapmahapaisan, Aungsumat Wangdee
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: BMC Anesthesiology
ISSN: 1471-2253
Popis: Background The quality of patients’ recovery following surgery and anesthesia has been a matter of focus and concern over the past decade. The Quality of Recovery-40 (QoR-40) questionnaire was developed and validated for post-anesthesia patient evaluation. The QoR-40, however, is English-based and was tested and validated in Caucasian patients, a population that is culturally and behaviorally different from the Thai population. The objective of this study was to translate and modify the original English-language QoR-40 into the Thai language and evaluate the Quality of Recovery-35 Thai version for measuring health outcomes in Thai patients after surgery and anesthesia. Methods Translation was performed according to internationally recognized translation standards to ensure the integrity of the translated version. Consistent with the recommendations of 25 anesthesiologists, five questions from the original QoR-40 were excluded. The 35-item questionnaire was then translated into the Thai language and renamed the Quality of Recovery-35 Thai version (Thai QoR-35). Overall, 43 outpatients and 53 inpatients rated their health and recovery status using three patient evaluation tools: 100-mm Visual Analogue Scale–Recovery (VAS-R), six-item Activities of Daily Living (ADL) questionnaire, and Thai QoR-35. Results Overall, 90 % of patients took
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