The Quality of Life among Women after Laparoscopic Versus Abdominal Hysterectomy | ||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||
| Article 7, Volume 3, Issue 5, March 2024, Pages 170-183 PDF (722.05 K) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2024.261091.1098 | ||
| Author | ||
| nadia abdelmoty mohammed* | ||
| Helwan university | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Quality of life (QOL) is a vital component in assessing women’s health. laparoscopic hysterectomy generally offers advantages over abdominal hysterectomy in terms of faster recovery, less pain, smaller scars, and shorter hospital stays . Aim: To assess the quality of Life among women after laparoscopic versus abdominal hysterectomy. Design: A descriptive comparative design was used in the study. Setting: The study was conducted in the gynecologic department of Badr Hospital at Helwan University. Sample: A purposive sample of 90 women, which divided into two groups 40 women for laparoscopic and 50 women after abdominal hysterectomy. Tools: Two Tools were used for data collection. Structured Interviewing Questionnaire and Women QOL assessment questionnaire. Result: there are highly statistically significant difference regarding quality of life among women after laparoscopic versus abdominal hysterectomy which, women undergoing laparoscopic are high quality of life while women undergoing abdominal hysterectomy have moderate quality of life. Conclusion: the current study concluded that women who underwent laparoscopic hysterectomy reported a better quality of life compared with abdominal hysterectomy. Recommendations: Increasing the women's awareness about the different choices for hysterectomy alternatives as laparoscopic hysterectomy . Conducting different health education sessions for women with hysterectomy regarding the healthy lifestyle programs including healthy nutrition, keeping healthy body mass index, and physical exercising. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Quality of Life; Laparoscopic; Abdominal Hysterectomy | ||
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