Why the study?
Post-surgical immobility after abdominal surgery causes detrimental physiological and psychological complications, but the effectiveness of scheduled ambulation required evaluation.
Does scheduled ambulation improve functional ability, anxiety, and quality of life in post-operative patients who had undergone abdominal surgery?
Population
150 post-operative abdominal surgery patients
Comparison
Scheduled ambulation vs control group
Design
Experimental pre-test, post-test design with simple random sampling
Key result
Scheduled ambulation significantly improved anxiety scores compared to the control group (mean 21.08 vs 12.63, p<0.001) among patients recovering from abdominal surgery.
Authors
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Observational data on abdominal surgery complications in IBD leaves open questions on optimal nursing care; prospective studies needed before practice change.
RCT (n=150)
Simple random sampling
Yes
Does scheduled ambulation improve functional ability, anxiety, and quality of life in post-operative patients who had undergone abdominal surgery?
Absolute Event Rate: 21.08% vs 12.627%
p-value: p=<0.001
Scheduled early ambulation positively influences postoperative recovery, functional ability, and psychological wellbeing in patients after abdominal surgery.
Vincy Selwyn (2020) conducted an RCT in Post-operative abdominal surgery (n=150). Scheduled ambulation vs. Control group was evaluated on Anxiety score (p=<0.001). Scheduled ambulation significantly improved anxiety scores compared to the control group (mean 21.08 vs 12.63, p<0.001) among patients recovering from abdominal surgery.