Compilation of symptom assessment scale after oral thyroidectomy / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To develop a symptom assessment scale after oral thyroidectomy, and to test the reliability and validity of the scale.Methods:On the basis of sufficient literature review in the early stage, Delphi expert correspondence and other methods were used to compile the pre-survey scale for the symptom assessment scale after oral thyroidectomy. The formed pre-survey scale was tested and modified, and then 268 patients were selected for formal survey, and factor analysis was used to form the final version of the scale.Results:After exploratory factors, four common factors were formed, namely, physiological state, cognitive state, complication state, and rehabilitation state. There were 24 items in the scale, and the cumulative variance contribution rate was 67.362%. The Cronbach′s α coefficient was 0.923, the Spearman-Brown splitting reliability of the total scale was 0.914, and the Spearman-Brown splitting reliability of each dimension were 0.987, 0.891, 0.941, 0.936, respectively. The correlation coefficients between the patient′s self-perceived calibration and the total score of the scale and the scores of each dimension were 0.792, 0.567, 0.518, 0.551, 0.535, respectively. The correlation coefficients between the total score of the scale and the four dimensions were 0.562-0.714.Conclusion:The Symptom Evaluation Scale for Oral Thyroidectomy has good reliability and validity, and can be used to evaluate related symptoms after thyroidectomy.