Parents’ Postoperative Pain Measure: TurkishValidity and Reliability

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to test the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Parents’ Postoperative PainMeasure. Materials and Methods: The permission was obtained via email from the creator of the measure, Christine T. Chambers.A sample of 150 children aged 7–12 years (48.7% girls, 51.3% boys) was recruited for this methodological study. Theinstrument consisted of 15 items. A “Sociodemographic Questionnaire,” the “Parents’ Postoperative Pain Measure,” andthe “Wong–Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale” were utilized as data collection instruments. The study consisted of languageand content validity testing (the technique of translation-back translation, Lawshe’s technique), construct validity (exploratoryand confirmatory factor analyses), and reliability testing (Kuder–Richardson 20 test, Pearson product moment correlationbetween parallel forms). Measurements were taken on postoperative days 1, 2, and 3. Results: The results of the factor analysis for validity demonstrated acceptable levels. The factor analysis produced a singlefactor with a total variance of 69%. The Parents’ Postoperative Pain Measure and the Wong–Baker Faces Pain Rating Scaleexhibited positive correlations on postop days 1, 2, and 3 (r=0.67/p