Variability and reliability of the French version of the Quality of Recovery-40 Questionnaire (QoR-40)

The quality of recovery-40 (QoR-40) is a 40-item questionnaire. It widely used and validated in English language for non-major surgery. Its objective to collect information about recovery the postoperative period. However, French version QoR-40 has not yet been established. this study was develop QoR-40. translation procedure established according Beaton’s recommendations create One hundred eighty-one patients were enrolled, each completed questionnaire day after surgery, 6 h later, 15 days later. compared morphine consumption room, visual analogue scale. method validation included internal consistency, test-retest reliability, effect size level responsiveness. Ninety nine per cent answered full at one. Cronbach’s alpha global one 0.83. For total QR40 score, Lin’s concordance coefficient 0.78 (95% CI [0.70; 0.86]). sensitivity change determined 39 an effect-size equals 0.56 [0.11; 1.02]). seems be valid, reliable, acceptable as original version.