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Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume  12, Issue 1, January – March 2024, Pages 17-20
 

Original Article

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

Anisha Singh1, Sakshi Nakade2, Salil Barsode3, Vaishali Taralekar4, Sumedha Rawal5, Nagashree Nagraju

1Senior resident, 2,6Junior Resident, 3,4Professor, 5Assitant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College, Pune 411038, Maharashtra, India
 

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijog.2321.1636.12124.3

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.


Keywords : Post Hysterectomy; Quality of life
Corresponding Author : Sakshi Nakade,