Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Form of Post-Discharge Surgical Recovery Scale

Area of Science:

• Nursing Research
• Surgical Patient Recovery
• Health Measurement Tools

Background:

• Assessing patient recovery post-discharge is crucial for effective healthcare.
• Existing surgical recovery scales may lack culturally adapted versions for diverse populations.
• The Post-Discharge Surgical Recovery Scale is a recognized tool for evaluating patient recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

• To translate and culturally adapt the Post-Discharge Surgical Recovery Scale into Turkish.
• To evaluate the psychometric properties, including validity and reliability, of the Turkish version.
• To establish a reliable instrument for measuring surgical recovery in Turkish-speaking patients.

Main Methods:

• Methodological study involving 343 surgical patients in Turkey.
• Data collection using an Individual Information Form and the Turkish Post-Discharge Surgical Recovery Scale.
• Psychometric evaluation included linguistic equivalence, content validity, internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha), and factor analysis (confirmatory and exploratory).

Main Results:

• The Turkish scale demonstrated strong content validity (CVI=0.96) and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.975).
• Item correlations ranged from r=0.47-0.97, with a single factor explaining 75.238% of the variance.
• Confirmatory factor analysis indicated acceptable fit indices for the scale's construct validity.

Conclusions:

• The Turkish version of the Post-Discharge Surgical Recovery Scale is a valid and reliable instrument.
• This validated scale can be utilized in scientific research and clinical practice within Turkish healthcare institutions.
• It provides a robust tool for assessing surgical recovery in the post-discharge period.