Swedish Web Version of the Quality of Recovery Scale Adapted for Patients Undergoing Local Anesthesia and Peripheral Nerve Blockade (SwQoR-LA): Prospective Psychometric Evaluation Study

Ulrica Nilsson, Karuna Dahlberg, Maria Jaensson, Ulrica Nilsson, Karuna Dahlberg, Maria Jaensson

Abstract

Background: The frequency and timing of assessing patient symptoms and discomfort during postoperative recovery are goals. Therefore, real-time recovery evaluation has been suggested to identify specific deficits in patient recovery.

Objective: This study aimed to psychometrically evaluate the Swedish Web Version of the Quality of Recovery (SwQoR) Scale adapted for patients undergoing local and peripheral nerve block (SwQoR-LA).

Methods: This was a secondary analysis of a psychometric evaluation of 107 patients aged ≥18 years undergoing day surgery under local or peripheral nerve block anesthesia at 4 different day surgery departments in Sweden. The SwQoR-LA, available through a mobile app called Recovery Assessment by Phone Points (RAPP), was completed daily on postoperative days 1-7.

Results: Some evidence of construct validity was supported, and discriminant validity was found in 7 of 8 items related to general anesthesia. The internal consistency was acceptable (.87-.89), and the split-half reliability was 0.80-0.86. Cohen d effect size was 0.98, and the percentage of change from baseline was 43.4%. No floor nor ceiling effects were found.

Conclusions: The SwQoR-LA is valid, reliable, responsive, and clinically feasible for digital real-time recovery assessment of patient recovery to identify specific deficits in patient recovery and detect those patients who might benefit from a timely intervention.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02492191; https://ichgcp.net/clinical-trials-registry/NCT02492191.

International registered report identifier (irrid): RR2-10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009901.

Keywords: day surgery; local anesthesia; peripheral nerve blockade; postoperative recovery; psychometric evaluation.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Author UN and the Örebro University Enterprise AB hold shares in RAPP-AB. None of the other authors have any potential conflicts of interest.

©Ulrica Nilsson, Karuna Dahlberg, Maria Jaensson. Originally published in JMIR Perioperative Medicine (http://periop.jmir.org), 15.01.2021.

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Pain in the surgical wound on postoperative days 1-7.

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