Objective: To investigate the multidimensional effects of an interactive video health intervention on the quality of life and clinical rehabilitation indicators of patients with early postoperative bowel obstruction. Methods: The study consists of two phases. Phase 1 (January 2019-December 2020) involves the development and psychometric validation of a Postoperative Quality of Life Assessment Scale for Early Intestinal Obstruction, with approximately 150 patients. Phase 2 (January 2021-January 2025) is a randomized controlled trial enrolling about 310 eligible patients (aged 18-75 years, with basic cognitive ability, diagnosed with early postoperative bowel obstruction after abdominal surgery). Participants are randomly assigned to either a control group (conventional care, including condition monitoring, basic treatment, and non-structured health education) or a study group (conventional care plus an interactive video health intervention consisting of five modular videos covering disease knowledge, rehabilitation, and diet, initiated 24 hours post-surgery). Primary and secondary outcomes will include quality of life (assessed with the validated scale), clinical rehabilitation indicators (such as obstruction relief time and hospitalization duration), electrogastrogram parameters, and gut microbiota diversity (16S rRNA sequencing).
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Timeframe: Baseline (pre-intervention, within 24 hours after surgery) and at hospital discharge (average 8-10 days after randomization).