Turkish APA5 Validity Reliability

September 17, 2026 updated by: Cagla AVCU, Namik Kemal University

APA5 (Acute Pain Assessment Tool): Turkish Validity and Reliability Study

The aim of this research is to contribute to the nursing and medical literature by examining the validity and reliability of the English-language "APA 5 (Acute Pain Assessment Tool)" in Turkish.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Detailed Description

This research will be conducted methodologically to adapt the "APA 5 (Acute Pain Assessment Tool)" scale, developed by Kim et al. (2024), into Turkish and to test its validity and reliability.

Patients forming the sample will be reached in the recovery unit of the operating room of a hospital in Türkiye where the research is planned to be conducted, and data will be collected through face-to-face interviews. The data will be analyzed using the SPSS software package. In the validity-reliability analysis, linguistic and content validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and correlation analyses will be used. Since the scale has 5 items, the sample size should be 50, which is considered 10 times the number of items. The sample for this research will consist of at least 50 people.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

168

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Tekirdağ
      • Tekirdağ, Tekirdağ, Turkey (Türkiye), (590) 00_-____
        • Tekirdag Namık Kemal University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study sample consisted of 168 patients who underwent surgery and were admitted to the recovery unit.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • speaking Turkish
  • over 18 years old
  • Undergoing general anesthesia,
  • Not having a serious psychiatric diagnosis
  • Giving written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who received spinal anesthesia,
  • Patients who were transferred to units such as intensive care after surgery will not be included in the study.
  • Patients under 18 and over 65 years of age.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patient Demographic Characteristics Form:
Time Frame: 13 month
This form has been prepared in accordance with the literature. The form includes information on the patient's age, gender, marital status, education level, smoking and alcohol use, presence of chronic diseases, type of surgery undergone, ASA classification, and a Numeric Analog Scale that evaluates pain on a scale of 0-10.
13 month
APA5 (Acute Pain Assessment Tool):
Time Frame: 13 month
This form is the Turkish version of the tool developed by Kim et al. (2024). This tool is categorized into behavioral (facial expression, body movement, and verbal response) and physiological sub-areas (changes in heart rate and blood pressure). It consists of five questions, and the response types for each question are 0 (none), 1 (moderate), and 2 (severe). The total score obtained from the tool is between 0-10 points.
13 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 17, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

September 18, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 18, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 17, 2026

Last Verified

September 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • APA5 validity and reliability

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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