Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Burn center and Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand surgery, Red Cross Hospital, Beverwijk, the Netherlands; Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand surgery, Amsterdam UMC (location VUmc), Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Association of Dutch Burn centers, Beverwijk, the Netherlands.
Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Burns. 2023 Nov;49(7):1541-1556. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2023.02.009. Epub 2023 Feb 23.
To clarify and elaborate on the choices that were made in the development of the Patient Scale of the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale 3.0 (POSAS 3.0), based upon the rich information obtained from patients during focus groups and pilot tests.
The discussions described in this paper are a reflection of the focus group study and pilot tests that were conducted in order to develop the Patient Scale of the POSAS3.0. The focus groups took place in the Netherlands and Australia and included 45 participants. Pilot tests were performed with 15 participants in Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
We discussed the selection, wording and merging of 17 included items. Additionally, the reason for exclusion of 23 characteristics are given.
Based upon the unique and rich material of patient input obtained, two versions of the Patient Scale of the POSAS3.0 were developed: the Generic version, and the Linear scar version. The discussions and decisions taken during the development are informative for a good understanding of the POSAS 3.0 and are indispensable as a background for future translations and cross-cultural adaptations.
根据从焦点小组和试点测试中获得的患者丰富信息，阐明并详细说明患者和观察者疤痕评估量表 3.0 （POSAS 3.0）患者量表开发过程中的选择。
本文所述的讨论反映了为开发 POSAS3.0 的患者量表而进行的焦点小组研究和试点测试。焦点小组在荷兰和澳大利亚举行，共有 45 名参与者。试点测试在澳大利亚、荷兰和英国进行，共有 15 名参与者。
我们讨论了选择、措辞和合并了 17 个包含的项目。此外，还给出了排除 23 个特征的原因。
基于从患者输入中获得的独特而丰富的材料，开发了两种版本的 POSAS3.0 患者量表：通用版本和线性疤痕版本。在开发过程中进行的讨论和决策对于很好地理解 POSAS 3.0 非常有帮助，并且是未来翻译和跨文化适应的必要背景。
