Abstract
Background/aim For the purpose of providing the optimal postoperative care for patients and assisting them in terms of recovery, their health conditions and particular symptoms should be evaluated systematically with an appropriate measurement tool. This research was designed with the purpose of conducting the validity and reliability study of the Postoperative Recovery Index-Turkish Version (PoRI-TR) and determining the postoperative recovery conditions.Materials and methods The sample of this study, which was planned methodologically and analytically, consisted of 382 patients who had a surgical intervention in a university hospital between September 2016 and June 2017. Analyses concerning the Turkish validity and reliability of the PoRI-TR were conducted. In the evaluation, a patient information form, the PoRI-TR, and the Quality of Recovery-40 Questionnaire (QoR-40) were used.Results The PoRI-TR point average was calculated as 3.39 ± 0.916 and the Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient was calculated as α = 0.967. It was determined that the five-factor structure of the PoRI-TR, which was reduced from 37 items to 25, was adapted well.Conclusion It was seen that the PoRI-TR is a valid and reliable measurement tool for Turkish patients.
Highlights
In the last years, the rate of complications after surgery has declined gradually due to advances in technology as well as developments in anesthesia, surgical and diagnostic techniques, and treatment
The Postoperative Recovery Index (PoRI)-TR point average was calculated as 3.39 ± 0.916 and the Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient was calculated as α = 0.967
It was determined that the five-factor structure of the PoRI-TR, which was reduced from 37 items to 25, was adapted well
Summary
The rate of complications after surgery has declined gradually due to advances in technology as well as developments in anesthesia, surgical and diagnostic techniques, and treatment. The increased number of surgical interventions has been influenced by the provision of quality care services and the increased level of importance attributed to health by individuals and society with increasing cultural levels [3,4,5,6,7]. Based on the surgical data of 56 countries among the 192 member states of the World Health Organization, it has been reported that approximately 234.2 million surgeries are performed annually [8]. Considering the Turkish literature on patients’ recovery after surgical interventions, there are a limited number of published studies. Karaman et al [9] carried out the Turkish validity and reliability study of a measurement instrument that measures patients’ postoperative emotional states,
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