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. 2021 Apr;74(2):142-149.
doi: 10.4097/kja.20435. Epub 2020 Oct 30.

Validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Quality of Recovery-15 questionnaire

Jun Ho Lee  1 , Minjong Ki  1 , Seungseo Choi  1 , Cheol Jong Woo  1 , Deokkyu Kim  1 , Hyungsun Lim  1 , Dong-Chan Kim  1
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Validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Quality of Recovery-15 questionnaire

Jun Ho Lee et al. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Background: The quality of recovery-40 questionnaire (QoR-40) has been widely used to assess quality of recovery after surgery, but it is too lengthy for clinical use. The short form of QoR-40, QoR-15, has been validated in many languages; however, an official Korean version of the QoR-15 (QoR-15K) has not yet been established. This study aimed to develop and validate QoR-15K.

Methods: Based on the previously-validated Korean QoR-40, we selected 15 items; the QoR-15K was patterned on the original QoR-15. We analyzed 210 subjects who had been scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia. The patients completed the questionnaire before surgery and on postoperative days one and two. The validity, reliability, and responsiveness of the QoR-15K were evaluated.

Results: We obtained excellent convergent validity on visual analog scale for recovery (ρ = 0.882, P < 0.001). The duration of anesthesia, post-anesthesia care unit, and overall hospital stay with the QoR-15K showed a significant negative correlation (ρ = -0.183, -0.151, and -0.185, respectively). Cronbach's α was 0.909. Cohen's effect size and standardized response mean were 0.819 and 0.721. The recruitment and completion rate were 92.9% and 100%, respectively. We based the above calculations on the results obtained on the first day following surgery.

Conclusions: The validity and reliability of the QoR-15K are comparable to those of the English version. The QoR-15K would be a good instrument to assess the quality of recovery in Korean patients after surgery.

Keywords: Cross-cultural comparison; Health care; Health status; Quality assurance; Quality of life; Surveys and questionnaires; Translation.

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