Determining the Difficulties Experienced by Patients in Activities of Daily Living After Appendectomy: A Prospective Observational Study
Introduction: Appendectomies are among the most frequently performed emergency surgicalprocedures and patients often encounter difficulties in performing activities of daily living.Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the difficulties experienced by patients after appendectomy.Method: A total...
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| description | Introduction: Appendectomies are among the most frequently performed emergency surgicalprocedures and patients often encounter difficulties in performing activities of daily living.Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the difficulties experienced by patients after appendectomy.Method: A total of 60 patients who underwent an appendectomy were included in the study wasconducted. The data of the study were collected using Personal Information Form and the Effect ofthe Surgery on the Patients’ Daily Life Activities form. Descriptive statistical methods, Mann WhitneyU, and Friedman tests were used to evaluate the data.Results: After appendectomy surgery, patients experienced difficulties in performing activities of dailyliving and these difficulties were higher in the first two weeks but decreased statistically significantlyover time (p lt; 0.05). Postoperative nausea and vomiting 0.53 ± 1.2, pain during mobilization 4.07± 1.41, loss of appetite 0.7 ± 1.26, discomfort at the wound site 1.47 ± 1.78, and the desire to hidethe wound 0.4 ± 1.07 were more common in the female patients than in the male patients afterthe appendectomy. In addition, patients who underwent open appendectomy experienced morepostoperative difficulty (p lt; 0.05).Conclusion: From the results of the study, the patients undergoing appendectomy experienceddifficulties. It is recommended that patients who have undergone an appendectomy be followed upby phone and provided counseling after discharge in order to prevent the potential difficulties theymay experience. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-276a69e30cf24f94ba0ada22149553f52025-02-05T09:11:42ZengUniversity of Health SciencesSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Dergisi2667-83572023-12-015317117810.48071/sbuhemsirelik.12783041852Determining the Difficulties Experienced by Patients in Activities of Daily Living After Appendectomy: A Prospective Observational StudyHülya Bulut0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8241-989XGamze Bozkul1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7509-9741GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİTARSUS ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİIntroduction: Appendectomies are among the most frequently performed emergency surgicalprocedures and patients often encounter difficulties in performing activities of daily living.Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the difficulties experienced by patients after appendectomy.Method: A total of 60 patients who underwent an appendectomy were included in the study wasconducted. The data of the study were collected using Personal Information Form and the Effect ofthe Surgery on the Patients’ Daily Life Activities form. Descriptive statistical methods, Mann WhitneyU, and Friedman tests were used to evaluate the data.Results: After appendectomy surgery, patients experienced difficulties in performing activities of dailyliving and these difficulties were higher in the first two weeks but decreased statistically significantlyover time (p lt; 0.05). Postoperative nausea and vomiting 0.53 ± 1.2, pain during mobilization 4.07± 1.41, loss of appetite 0.7 ± 1.26, discomfort at the wound site 1.47 ± 1.78, and the desire to hidethe wound 0.4 ± 1.07 were more common in the female patients than in the male patients afterthe appendectomy. In addition, patients who underwent open appendectomy experienced morepostoperative difficulty (p lt; 0.05).Conclusion: From the results of the study, the patients undergoing appendectomy experienceddifficulties. It is recommended that patients who have undergone an appendectomy be followed upby phone and provided counseling after discharge in order to prevent the potential difficulties theymay experience.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3064441appendectomydifficultynursingpostoperative periodappendektomihemşirelikpostoperatif dönemzorluk |
| spellingShingle | Hülya Bulut Gamze Bozkul Determining the Difficulties Experienced by Patients in Activities of Daily Living After Appendectomy: A Prospective Observational Study Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Dergisi appendectomy difficulty nursing postoperative period appendektomi hemşirelik postoperatif dönem zorluk |
| title | Determining the Difficulties Experienced by Patients in Activities of Daily Living After Appendectomy: A Prospective Observational Study |
| title_full | Determining the Difficulties Experienced by Patients in Activities of Daily Living After Appendectomy: A Prospective Observational Study |
| title_fullStr | Determining the Difficulties Experienced by Patients in Activities of Daily Living After Appendectomy: A Prospective Observational Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determining the Difficulties Experienced by Patients in Activities of Daily Living After Appendectomy: A Prospective Observational Study |
| title_short | Determining the Difficulties Experienced by Patients in Activities of Daily Living After Appendectomy: A Prospective Observational Study |
| title_sort | determining the difficulties experienced by patients in activities of daily living after appendectomy a prospective observational study |
| topic | appendectomy difficulty nursing postoperative period appendektomi hemşirelik postoperatif dönem zorluk |
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