Pediatric anesthesia & critical care

Insights From the Child's Perspective—Validation of the English Version of the Pictorial Version of the Quality of Recovery‐15 Questionnaire

Paediatr AnaesthPublished Prospective observational validation study

Authors' conclusion

Our data suggest that the English-language pictorial QoR-15 has good reliability, acceptability, and responsiveness.

Study context

Population
Children aged 5–17 years presenting for surgery at Stony Brook University Hospitalcompleted testing
Participants
253 children
Outcome
Validity, reliability, acceptability and feasibility of an English version of the pictorial QoR-15 questionnaire
Methodological detailssingle-centre
  • Single-centre

Performance

As reported in the abstract

Pictorial QoR-15 score (range 0–150) and psychometric properties
Preoperative QoR-15 score, mean (SD)
131.9 (±15.4)
Postoperative QoR-15 score (POD 1), mean (SD)
125.7 (±26.4)
Correlation with duration of surgery, Spearman's Rho [CI]
−0.35 [−0.45, −0.23]
Correlation with length of recovery unit admission, Spearman's Rho [CI]
−0.37 [−0.47, −0.25]
Internal consistency, Cronbach's raw alpha
0.92
Split-half coefficient
0.85

Original publication

Insights From the Child's Perspective—Validation of the English Version of the Pictorial Version of the Quality of Recovery‐15 Questionnaire. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 19 April 2025. doi:10.1111/pan.15114

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