Comparison of two measures of behavior change in children after day surgery.
Paul F Lee-ArcherKristen GibbonsMichael ReadeBritta Sylvia von Ungern-SternbergDeborah LongPublished in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2021)
The PHBQ-AS showed good reliability but only had weak-to-moderate correlation with another measure of child behavior, the SDQ. Further validation is required before the PHBQ-AS is used for the routine measurement of behavior change in children after anesthesia, or alternatively, a new instrument needs to be developed in order for research to advance in this area.