Assessing Thirst Symptom of Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Scale Development Study
Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease, cilt.32, sa.1, ss.48-53, 2022 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tjcd.galenos.2021.2021-5-7
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Colorectal Disease
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.48-53
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Abdominal surgery, postoperative, scale, thirst
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a postoperative thirst rating scale for patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. Method: The study was carried out methodologically. Fifty four patients who underwent major abdominal surgery in the general surgery clinic were included in the study. The data of the study were collected between June 2019 and December 2020. In this study in sequence, scale items were created, assessed through expert opinion, tested in a sample of patients and data collected, validity and reliability of the scale were evaluated, and the results were analyzed. Results: The Cronbach’s alpha value of the scale was 0.957. Test and retest results to test the reliability of the scale were p<0.001 and r=0.976. Content and construct validity results, which were conducted to test the validity of the scale, showed that the scale was valid. The final scale consisted of six items with excellent reliability and validity. The final version of the scale had a potential minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 18, with higher scores indicating worse thirst. The mean thirst score was 13.03±2.92. Conclusion: The scale developed to evaluate the thirst status of patients undergoing abdominal surgery is a valid and reliable scale, and its use is recommended.