Early Ambulation on Activities of Daily Living Among the Patients Undergone Abdominal Surgery

Abstract

An experimental study was conducted on effectiveness of modified early ambulation on activities of daily living (ADL) among the patients undergone abdominal surgery in Kempagowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India. Complications due to lack of early ambulation are the main reason for mortality and morbidity in India and all over the world. Many research have been done to prove the early ambulation enhance postoperative recovery, decrease incidence of postoperative complications and promote early discharge. The investigator has selected only on three aspects of postoperative improvement such as ADL. The main objectives of the study were directed to determine the effectiveness of modified early ambulation on ADL among the patients undergone abdominal surgery in both the study and control group. Also the study goal was directed to determine the difference between selected demographic variables and ADL in the study group and the control group. The data were collected and analyzed by using inferential and descriptive statistics (F-test and t-test); was used to explain the effectiveness of modified early ambulation. The finding of the study revealed that there was significant difference in modified early ambulation and postoperative scores in the ADL in the study group. There is no significant difference in relation to selected demographic variables and ADL scores. The conclusion of the study revealed that there is an effectiveness of modified early ambulation on patient’s undergone abdominal surgeries.