Turkish Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Post Hospitalization Behavior Questionnaire for Ambulatory Surgery (PHBQ-AS)

Aylin Kurt; Fatma Dinç; Emine Güneş Şan; Tülin Kurt Alkan

doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2023.12.032

Turkish Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Post Hospitalization Behavior Questionnaire for Ambulatory Surgery (PHBQ-AS)

J Perianesth Nurs. 2024 Apr 25:S1089-9472(24)00006-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2023.12.032. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Aylin Kurt¹, Fatma Dinç², Emine Güneş Şan², Tülin Kurt Alkan³

Affiliations

¹ Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey. Electronic address: aylinkurt67@gmail.com.
² Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey.
³ Department of Surgical Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey.

PMID: 38678460
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2023.12.032

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to cross-culturally adapt the Post Hospitalization Behavior Questionnaire for Ambulatory Surgery (PHBQ-AS) to Turkish and test its validity and reliability.

Design: This is a methodological study.

Methods: This study was conducted with 121 children aged 1 to 12 years who underwent ambulatory surgery. The data of the study were collected using a Descriptive Information Form, PHBQ-AS, and the Parents' Postoperative Pain Measure. Data analysis and evaluation were performed using factor analysis, Cronbach's α analysis, item-total score correlation analysis, content validity, construct validity, and concurrent validity.

Findings: PHBQ-AS showed a high level of internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.801). The item-total correlation values of PHBQ-AS were found to be 0.458 to 0.753. PHBQ-AS was determined to be a single-factor scale explaining 66% of the variance in the examined variable. PHBQ-AS and Parents' Postoperative Pain Measure scores were moderately correlated.

Conclusions: The Turkish version of PHBQ-AS was highly valid and reliable for the Turkish population. A recommendation for health care professionals in Turkey is to use the PHBQ-AS scale to evaluate posthospitalization behavioral changes in children who are admitted for ambulatory surgery.

Keywords: behavioral change; children; cross-cultural translation; postoperative; reliability; validity.