Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Development of the Pediatric Scale for Quality of Recovery (PedSQoR)
Authors' conclusion
The Pediatric Scale for Quality of Recovery scale is a 20-item questionnaire designed to provide a holistic representation of a child's physical, emotional, and psychologic recovery after surgery and anesthesia.
Study context
- Population
- Children and their families presenting for elective surgery in the US and Australia
- Participants
- 1,162 children
- Outcome
- Development of the PedSQoR scale
Methodological detailsmixed-methods, Delphi panel, semistructured interviews, factor analysis, multinational (US and Australia), 50-item questionnaire administered at multiple timepoints after surgery
- Mixed-methods
- Delphi panel
- Semistructured interviews
- Factor analysis
- Multinational (US and Australia)
- 50-item questionnaire administered at multiple timepoints after surgery
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Literature search: instruments identified
- 41
- Literature search: questions relevant to recovery
- 216
- Items after first Delphi round
- 91
- Items after second Delphi round
- 50
- Final scale after item reduction and factor analysis: items assessing physical and psychologic recovery
- 20
Original publication
Development of the Pediatric Scale for Quality of Recovery (PedSQoR). Anesthesiology. Published 14 April 2025. doi:10.
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