Effect of Nursing Post-discharge Protocol on Quality of Life among Menopausal Women Undergoing Gynecologic Surgery | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 37, Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2019, Page 517-526 PDF (338.24 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.224093 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Randa Mohamed Abobaker1; Mennat Allah G Abou Zeid2 | ||||
| 1Assistant professor, Department of Hospitals and Health Services Administration, Gulf Colleges, Hafr Al Batin Governorate, | ||||
| 2Lecturer, Department of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Gynecologic surgery is a surgery performed on any part of a woman’s reproductive system. Uterine prolapse can affect menopause women’s quality of life and lead to maternal morbidity and mortality. The treatment of uterine prolapse depends on the symptoms and the degree. Aim of this study: To evaluate the effect of nursing post-discharge protocol on quality of life among menopausal women undergoing gynecologic surgery. Research design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Research setting: The study was carried out at gynecological outpatients' clinics affiliated with Ain Shams university hospitals. Sampling: A purposive sample of 210 menopausal women with uterine prolapse in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4 th degree and scheduled for surgery. The pretest interviews in outpatient clinics then the post-surgery interviews after discharge at three months during the follow-up in the hospital in the outpatient department. Tools: Three tools were used to measure the study variables. Tool (1): structured questionnaire of personal and medical data. Tool (2): A questionnaire to evaluate knowledge about uterine prolapse surgery. Tool (3). The World Health Organization Quality of Life Instruments (THE WHOQOL-BREF) to evaluate the quality of life in bio-psychosocial and environmental domains. Results: showed a statistically significant difference between pre & post-test regarding knowledge. Also, there was a statistically significant relationship between items of the physical quality of life domain after the discharge protocol. Conclusion: Many aspects of life quality improved because of the nursing post-discharge protocol. Recommendations: Continuous periodic nursing care protocol should be given for menopausal women who undergoing uterine prolapse surgery. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Menopause; Gynecologic Surgery; Quality of life; post-discharge protocol | ||||
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