Effect of A nursing Rehabilitation Program on Shoulder Joint range of motion and Functional Abilities for Patients Post Rotator Cuff Surgery | ||||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||||
| Article 9, Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2022, Page 27-43 PDF (826.06 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2023.165075.1046 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Hend Abdelfatah Hagag 
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| Medical and surgical nursing, Faculty of nursing,Alexandria university | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: The rehabilitation program is usually the cornerstone post-rotator cuff surgery. The role of the nurses post-surgery includes physical assessment, pain management, and education to the patient on the safe compensatory strategies to optimize functional abilities. Aim: evaluate the effect of a nursing rehabilitation program on shoulder joint range of motion and functional abilities for patients post rotator cuff surgery. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized. Setting: This study was carried out at the Hadara Orthopedic and Traumatology University Hospital, Alexandria. Subjects: A convenience sample of sixty adult patients were scheduled for rotator cuff surgery. Tools: Tool I: Rotator cuff surgery patient's assessment: structured interview schedule. Tool II: Modified visual analog scale. Tool III: Range of motion of the affected shoulder. Tool IV: Muscle strength scale of the affected shoulder. Tool V: Functional abilities of the upper limb. Results: The results showed that the control group had unsatisfactory knowledge pre, immediately & two months post-rehabilitation program (96.7%,96.7%,83.3% respectively) compared to (83.3%, 63.3%, 40% respectively) of patients of the study group, with the statistically significant difference among them (p0=(0.001*). Moreover, there was a statistically significant difference between patients of both studied groups regarding the range of motion, muscle strength, and overall functional abilities of the affected shoulder two months post-rehabilitation program. Conclusion: A nursing rehabilitation program has been proven to give a positive result to patients in relation to shoulder joint range of motion and functional abilities post rotator cuff surgery. Recommendation: Replication of the study on large probability sampling. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Rehabilitation program; Range of motion; Functional abilities; and Rotator cuff surgery | ||||
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