The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) Questionnaire

Turkish Version of the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) Questionnaire

Postoperative recovery is a complex process influenced by various factors such as patients, surgical methods and anesthetic properties. Such factors can be accompanied by many negative situations. Previous studies evaluating recovery following anesthesia primarily evaluated the incidence of morbidity, mortality, adverse anesthesia-related outcomes, and changes in vital signs (1-4). These parameters are important, but the quality of recovery of patients has been neglected in most studies. Therefore, various patient-reported outcome measurement scales and tools have been developed (1,3-8). One of these scales is Stark et al. It is the QoR-15 questionnaire developed by in 2013 (4). QoR-15 aims to assess the quality of early recovery and emotional health of patients after surgery (4,6). It is a 15-item questionnaire assessing the patient's emotional state, physical comfort, psychological support, physical independence and pain. This one-page QoR-15 questionnaire has been shown to be highly valid and reliable in patients who have undergone general surgery (4).

QoR-15 has been verified and translated into many languages such as Japanese, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Swedish (13-17). It was reported in a systemic review that all translated versions of the QoR-15 had sufficient validity and reliability to assess the quality of postoperative recovery (19). However, an official Turkish version of the QoR-15 has not yet been developed or approved.

The aim of this study was to develop the Turkish version of the QoR-15 (QoR-15T) and to evaluate its validity, reliability and responsiveness for Turkish-speaking patients receiving general and regional anaesthesia.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: to Evaluate the Feasibility, Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness of the QoR-15T

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 177

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Konya, Turkey
    • Selcuk University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients between the ages of 18 and 65 who will undergo elective surgery and who is native Turkish speaker

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• native turkish speaker
• scheduled elective surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• with cognitive impairment,
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical condition IV or higher,
• patients with psychiatric disorders,
• history of alcohol or any other substance abuse
• patients expected to need postoperative mechanical ventilation (eg, cardiovascular surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass, microvascular reconstruction surgery for oral and maxillofacial cancer, etc.)
• Patients who are thought to be unable to answer the questionnaire due to a change in mental status or the need for sedation during the postoperative evaluation,
• patients who develop major complications after surgery

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
to evaluate the feasibility, reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the QoR-15T after surgery.	The QoR-15, a measurement tool to evaluate postoperative recovery in patients, consists of 15 items including pain, nausea, vomiting, and self-care status [9]. For each item, the patient is asked to express their status scoring from 0 to 10; therefore, the total score ranges from 0 to 150 points, with higher scores indicating better postoperative recovery. QoR-15 has been verified and translated into many languages such as Japanese, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Swedish. All translated versions of the QoR-15 were reported in a systemic review to have sufficient validity and reliability to assess the quality of postoperative recovery.The aim of this study is to develop the Turkish version of the QoR-15 (QoR-15T) and evaluate its validity, reliability and responsiveness for Turkish speaking patients receiving general and regional anesthesia.	5 min

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Selcuk University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 4, 2021
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): July 21, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 5, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 5, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): November 17, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 25, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 21, 2022
• Last Verified: July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: QoR-15

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No