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A Prospective Observational Study of Patient Related Outcome of Post Hysterectomized Females

Sakshi Nakade, Anisha Singh, Salil Barsode, Vaishali Taralekar, Sumedha Rawal, Nagashree Nagraju

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Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 12(1):p 17-20, january-march 2024. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijog.2321.1636.12124.3

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Anisha Singh, Sakshi Nakade, Salil Barsode, et al. A Prospective Observational Study of Patient Related Outcome of Post Hysterectomized Females. Indian J Obstet Gynecol. 2024;12(1):17-20.

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Received : March 06, 2024         Accepted : March 28, 2024          Published : March 30, 2024

Abstract

Background: Women who had undergone hysterectomy have to overcome problems related to physical, social and emotional well being. As the hysterectomy is one of the most common surgeries, a study was conducted to answer the question for the optimal surgical recovery. This study aims to describe the relationships between recovery time and the components of quality of life after hysterectomy. Aims and Objectives: To study the physical, social, and emotional well being of post hysterectomised patient. Methodology: Study was conducted in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Bharati hospital, Pune. It was a prospective observational study of patient related outcomes to study the physical, social, and emotional well being of post hysterectomised patient. Post hysterectomized women above 40 years were included in this study. 196 post hysterectomised women were included. Study was conducted from October 2021 to January 2024. Results: From third month onwards, degree of difficulty of majority of patients was reduced in all mentioned activities. Majority of cases there was gradual health improvement noted. The pain score was reduced over 3 months in 92% cases and in almost all patients over 6 months. Conclusion: It is important to assess quality of life after any surgery, so timely intervention such as physiotherapy, counselling, psychotherapy and medical therapy can aid in improvement of both physical and emotional health for betterment of patient care.


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This research received no funding.

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All authors contributed significantly to the work and approve its publication.

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This article does not involve any human or animal subjects, and therefore does not require ethics approval.

Acknowledgements

We would like to express our gratitude to the patients, their families, and all those who have contributed to this study.

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Anisha Singh, Sakshi Nakade, Salil Barsode, et al. A Prospective Observational Study of Patient Related Outcome of Post Hysterectomized Females. Indian J Obstet Gynecol. 2024;12(1):17-20.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijog.2321.1636.12124.3

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Post HysterectomyQuality of life

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Received March 06, 2024
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