Validation of Chinese version of a global anesthetic recovery questionnaire: A multicenter observational trial on...

The obstetric quality of recovery (ObsQoR-11) is considered one of the best patient-reported outcome measures of post-cesarean recovery. However, it has been neither validated in Chinese nor evaluated at >24 h after delivery.

Parturients from three hospitals (n = 279) completed the Chinese ObsQoR-11 at 24 h (T₁) and 96 h (T₂) after elective cesarean delivery. Convergent validity was assessed by correlation of Chinese ObsQoR-11 with a 100-mm numerical rating scale (NRS) of general health status; discriminant validity of good recovery (NRS ≥ 70-mm); and construct validity by correlation with influential factors to post-cesarean recovery. The reliability and responsiveness were also assessed.

The Chinese ObsQoR-11 correlated moderately with the NRS [T₁: r = 0.38 (95% confidence interval: 0.28-0.48), p < 0.0001; T₂: r = 0.43 (95% confidence interval: 0.32-0.52), p < 0.0001] and discriminated between good and poor recovery [T₁: mean (SD) score: 64 (20) vs 49 (17), p < 0.0001; T₂: median (IQR) score: 81 (66-94) vs. 61 (53-72); p = 0.0002]; weakly correlated with gestational age, successful breastfeeding, and operation time. It was reliable (internal consistency: 0.75 (T₁) and 0.82 (T₂); split-half: 0.77 (T₁) and 0.85 (T₂); test-retest intraclass correlation coefficient r > 0.6 for each item) and responsive (Cohen effect size: 0.88; standardized response mean: 0.81).

The Chinese ObsQoR-11may be used for assessing recovery at 24 h and 96 h after cesarean delivery. However, its' cutoff value for good recovery may be lower than that of other versions.