title: Measuring the quality of pediatric day surgery care.
abstract: This brief report describes the process of developing a valid and reliable questionnaire for quality measurement of pediatric day surgery care from the families' perspective. Questionnaire items were generated through a literature search and interviews with clinicians and parents. A computer-assisted telephone interview was used to administer the questionnaire to 448 parents within 72 hours of patient discharge. Tests of reliability and validity were administered, and questionnaire items were improved or omitted based on the results. The investigators plan to readminister the improved questionnaire to confirm its validity and reliability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Amari
authors.forename: Diana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vandebeek
authors.forename: Carolyne J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Skarsgard
authors.forename: Fay
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Warnock
authors.forename: J Mark
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ansermino
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*