This study was planned as a randomized controlled study to test the effect of multimedia supported patient education reinforced with the "teach back" method in the preoperative period on postoperative mobilization in women who underwent gynecological oncology surgery.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 75 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Having elective surgery
* Be conscious
* Having undergone gynecological oncological (vulva-vaginal cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, fallopian tube cancer, endometrial cancer) surgery
* Absence of mental and physical problems (such as Alzheimer's disease, dementia, orthopedic problems and limb amputation) that prevent early mobilization
* Having normal blood pressure and heart rate
* Being in ASA I, II and III classification
* Absence of abnormal findings at the incision site
* Have a phone number where you can be reached
* Permission of the physician (As the physician may recommend absolute bed rest to the patient in some cases in accordance with the clinical picture of the patients, the patient will not be included in the study in the presence of such a recommendation)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Being diagnosed with a neurological and/or psychiatric disorder
* Having a disability related to mobility
* Those with delirium in the postoperative period
* Patients with cardiac problems
* Patients with a history of diagnosed venous thrombosis
* Have had surgery in the last 1 month those who are pregnant
* Patients with a body temperature of 38.5 and above in the perioperative period
* Don't be intubated
* Lack of knowledge that he has been diagnosed with cancer (the case that the diagnosis is hidden from the patient)
* Using an assistive device for mobility
* Physician's written bed rest instruction
* Presence of abnormal finding in the surgical field
*…
What they're measuring
1
Patient mobility level
Timeframe: Postoperative day 1
2
Patient mobility level
Timeframe: Postoperative day 2
3
Patient mobility level
Timeframe: Postoperative day 3
4
Observer mobility level
Timeframe: Postoperative day 1.
5
Observer mobility level
Timeframe: Postoperative day 2
6
Observer mobility level
Timeframe: Postoperative day 3 just as postoperative day 1.