Develop a validated anesthesia quality assessment to evaluate patients postoperatively

Abstract

Objective: The study is aimed to develop a well-validated anesthesia quality assessment to evaluate patients postoperatively. Materials and Methods: After securing Institutional Review Board approval, the study was registered via ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT 0307996). The Siriraj Anesthesia Quality Assessment Questionnaire was developed and validated under the conceptual/theoretical framework of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System, Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire, Service Quality Questionnaire and Quality of Recover after Anesthesia. A total of 476 qualified responses with obtained consent were included in the study to verify the appropriateness of the tool. Results: The study involved 397 qualified patients (83.4%), aged 47.6±16.6, representing all anesthesia services. Significantly, a binary logistic regression revealed the predicted dependent variables as Process of Care (4.39±0.51) and Physical Support (4.35±0.66) in comparison with a sequence of Accessibility and Convenience (4.33±0.56), Communication and Information (4.00±0.70), Technical Quality (4.46±0.45) Psychological Support (4.57±0.65) and Loyalty (4.52±0.68) in anesthesia quality assessment. Conclusion: Process of Care and Physical Support appeared to be significantly valued features, whereas Communication and Information, Accessibility and Convenience, Technical Quality and Psychological Support were found to be weak points in anesthesia quality assessment.