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Quality of Life Research
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01-08-2008

Development and validation of the convalescence and recovery evaluation (CARE) for measuring quality of life after surgery

Auteurs: Brent K. Hollenbeck, Rodney L. Dunn, J. Stuart Wolf Jr, Martin G. Sanda, David P. Wood, Scott M. Gilbert, Alon Z. Weizer, James E. Montie, John T. Wei

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 6/2008

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Abstract

Purpose

To develop a generic instrument for measuring short-term health status in the recovery period among patients undergoing abdominal and pelvic surgery.

Method

Instrument content was based on qualitative data ascertained from focus groups of patients and input from an expert panel of clinicians and psychometricians. A draft questionnaire was then piloted and revised, leading to the 27-item Convalescence and Recovery Evaluation (CARE). CARE consists of four individually scored domains, which were identified using factor analysis. Test–retest reliability, internal consistency, and convergent validity were assessed.

Results

Test–retest reliability was high, ranging from 0.78 for the activity domain to >0.88 for all others. Internal consistency varied over time postoperatively but was moderate to high for all domains throughout. Correlations between the four domains of CARE were low (each r ≤ 0.57). Moderate agreement was evident between CARE domains and the appropriate components of validated instruments, providing convergent validity.

Conclusions

CARE is a robust, multi-dimensional measure of convalescence after abdominal and pelvic surgery. CARE can be used to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon of recovery and to measure the impact of new processes of care (e.g., surgical technology adoption) on short-term patient outcomes.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Development and validation of the convalescence and recovery evaluation (CARE) for measuring quality of life after surgery
Auteurs
Brent K. Hollenbeck
Rodney L. Dunn
J. Stuart Wolf Jr
Martin G. Sanda
David P. Wood
Scott M. Gilbert
Alon Z. Weizer
James E. Montie
John T. Wei
Publicatiedatum
01-08-2008
Uitgeverij
Springer Netherlands
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 6/2008
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-008-9366-x

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