Translation and Validation of the Turkish Version of the ObsQoR-10 Questionnaire (ObsQoR-10T)

Translation and Validation of the Turkish Version of the ObsQoR-10 Questionnaire (ObsQoR-10T)

The quality of recovery scoring tools for the obstetric patient population is limited. In 2019, Ciechanowicz et al. developed and validated a postpartum recovery score; the ObsQoR-11; used following elective and non-elective cesarean delivery. The ObsQoR-11 was modified to the ObsQoR-10 by Sultan et al. and used spontaneous and operative vaginal delivery based on patient feedback. There is currently only a Hebrew version of this recovery score. ObsQoR has not yet been validated for use in Turkish, which is one of the most spoken languages in the World. Therefore the investigators aimed to psychometrically evaluate (assess validity, reliability, and clinical feasibility) the Turkish translated version of the ObsQoR-10 PROM in a Turkish cohort of women.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Turkish-speaking women (in Turkey) greater than 18 years of age who are also able to read and understand written Turkish
• Spontaneous vaginal delivery with or without neuraxial anesthesia for labor analgesia (including repair of vaginal tears and manual removal of the placenta) or elective cesarean delivery
• Women who have singleton births
• Primiparous (first baby) -≥38 weeks gestational age

Exclusion Criteria:

• Psychiatric or neurological pathology compromising cooperation in the questionnaire validation protocol,
• Age < 18 years
• Women whose infants have died
• Mother or baby requiring ICU after delivery.
• Patient refusal to participate
• Inability to read or understand written Turkish
• Failed neuraxial analgesia: elective cesarean delivery
• General anesthesia
• Intrapartum cesarean
• Assisted/operative (i.e. vacuum, forceps) vaginal delivery