Obstetric anesthesia

The correlation between quality of recovery and parturient outcomes after Cesarean delivery: a cohort study

Can J AnaesthPublished Prospective cohort study

Authors' conclusion

ObsQoR-10 at 24 hr postpartum had limited correlation with breastfeeding, depressive symptomatology, overall health, and pain at seven days.

Study context

Population
Parturients undergoing elective Cesarean delivery at KK Hospital, Singapore200 (90%) completed 7-day follow-up
Participants
222 participants
Outcome
Correlation of ObsQoR-10 at 24 hr with breastfeeding, depressive symptomatology, overall health and pain at 7 days postpartum
Follow-up
24 hr (ObsQoR-10); seven days postpartum (outcomes)
Methodological detailssingle-centre, Enrolment September 2022 to April 2023
  • Single-centre
  • Enrolment September 2022 to April 2023

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Correlation of ObsQoR-10 at 24 hr with outcomes at 7 days · seven days postpartum

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (r)

0.135

EQ-Visual Analogue Scale (r)

0.158

Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short form (r)

0.225

Averaged pain scores (r)

−0.107

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

ObsQoR-10 breastfeeding sub-score at 24 hr vs Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short form at 7 days · seven days postpartum

Weak correlation (r)
0.307

Original publication

The correlation between quality of recovery and parturient outcomes after Cesarean delivery: a cohort study. Can J Anaesth. Published 12 August 2024. doi:10.1007/s12630-024-02799-x

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