Turkish validity and reliability study of obstetric quality of recovery score (OBSQOR-11)

Abstract

Objective: The present study was conducted to adapt the Obstetric Quality-of-Recovery Score (ObsQoR-11) into Turkish and to test its validity and reliability. Study Design: This study was designed as a methodological study, and the research population consisted of women who gave birth in the gynecology and obstetrics wards of two hospitals in Rize between January and March 2021 and who were hospitalized in the inpatient service 24 hours after delivery. We did not select a sample for the study and instead applied face-to-face questionnaires to women (vaginal delivery: 117 patients, cesarean delivery: 112 patients). Data collection tools included a questionnaire form developed by the researcher and the ObsQoR-11-TR scale. Results: While testing the ObsQoR-11-TR scale for validity and reliability, we first used a language validity method and then exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis methods. Accordingly, the ObsQoR-11-TR scale had a KMO (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy) value of 0.833 and a Bartlett's Test of Sphericity chi-squared value of 1818.396 (p<0.05). The two-factor model created here explained 69.39% of the variance. According to the exploratory factor analysis results, the factor loads of the items ranged from 0.490 to 0.920, and all items except one displayed factor load greater than 0.774. Again, according to the exploratory factor analysis, the scale was found to consist of two factors. This is consistent with the scale's original form. We used Cronbach's alpha test to calculate the reliability of the scale. Cronbach's alpha value was found to be high (0.781) for the whole scale and excellent for factor 1 (0.850) and factor 2 (0.920). Conclusions: Our validity and reliability tests conclude that the ObsQoR-11-TR consists of 11 items and 2 subscales and is a valid and reliable scale for Turkish society.