Validation of the Dutch translation of the quality of recovery-15 scale

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Abstract

Background

The 15-item Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) scale is strongly recommended as a standard patient-reported outcome measure assessing the quality of recovery after surgery and anesthesia in the postoperative period. This study aimed to validate the Dutch translation of the questionnaire (QoR-15NL).

Materials and methods

An observational, prospective, single-centre cohort study was conducted. Patients who underwent surgery under general anesthesia completed the QoR-15NL (preoperatively (t1) and twice postoperatively (t2 and t3)) and a visual analogue scale (VAS) for general recovery at t2. A psychometric evaluation was performed to assess the QoR-15NL’s validity, reliability, responsiveness, reproducibility and feasibility.

Results

Two hundred and eleven patients agreed to participate (recruitment rate 94%), and 165 patients were included (completion rate 78%). The QoR-15NL score correlated with the VAS for general recovery (rs = 0.59). Construct validity was further demonstrated by confirmation of expected negative associations between the QoR-15NL and duration of surgery (rs = -0.25), duration of Post Anesthesia Care Unit stay (rs = -0.31), and duration of hospital stay (rs = -0.27). The QoR-15NL score decreased significantly according to the extent of surgery. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.87, split-half reliability was 0.8, and the test–retest intra-class coefficient was 0.93. No significant floor- or ceiling effect was observed.

Conclusion

The QoR-15NL scale is a valid, easy-to-use, and reliable outcome assessment tool with high responsiveness for patient-reported quality of recovery after surgery and general anesthesia in the Dutch-speaking population. The QoR-15NL’s measurement properties are comparable to the original questionnaire and other translated versions.

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Supplementary Information

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12871-022-01784-5.

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Johannes C. N. de Vlieger: j.c.n.de.vlieger@umcg.nl

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): BMC Anesthesiol

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): BMC Anesthesiol

Title: BMC Anesthesiology

Publisher: BioMed Central (London )

ISSN (Electronic): 1471-2253

Publication date (Electronic): 1 August 2022

Publication date PMC-release: 1 August 2022

Publication date Collection: 2022

Volume: 22

Electronic Location Identifier: 243

Affiliations

[1 ]GRID grid.4494.d, ISNI 0000 0000 9558 4598, Department of Anesthesiology, , University Medical Centre Groningen, ; Hanzeplein 1, 9937 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands

[2 ]GRID grid.10419.3d, ISNI 0000000089452978, Department of Anesthesiology, , Leiden University Medical Centre, ; Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, the Netherlands

[3 ]GRID grid.4494.d, ISNI 0000 0000 9558 4598, Department of Health Psychology, , University Medical Centre Groningen, ; Hanzeplein 1, 9937 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands

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Publisher ID: 1784

DOI: 10.1186/s12871-022-01784-5

PMC ID: 9341122

PubMed ID: 35915438

SO-VID: 92bfedf4-4cd9-4d6f-b805-845317b90131

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History

Date received : 15 November 2021

Date accepted : 20 July 2022

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Anesthesiology & Pain management

Keywords: outcome assessment,patient-reported outcome measure,postoperative period,quality of health care,questionnaire

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Validation of the Dutch translation of the quality of recovery-15 scale

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