Fatigue and physical function after hysterectomy measured by SF-36, ergometer, and dynamometer

Abstract

Women lost lean body mass 13 and 30 days after their hysterectomy (p < 0.01). Strength in hand (p < 0.05) and knees (p < 0.01) increased compared to preoperative values but no change in postural stability and work capacity was noted. Fatigue resumed to preoperative levels after 30 days. SF-36 revealed that the modality of 'physical functioning' and 'role limitations due to physical problems' remained significantly decreased at the end of the study (p < 0.01) CONCLUSION: Hysterectomy was associated with reduction in physical function assessed by SF-36 30 days after surgery. No impairment of performance was found in physical tests at days 13 and 30 postoperatively.

The impact of postoperative telephone follow-up contacts on recovery after benign hysterectomy : with emphasis on health-related quality of life, postoperative symptoms, and health economics

“…However, all groups had reached baseline levels for mental recovery (MCS) at the six-week assessment. These findings are in accordance with the findings of Lauszus et al and Borendal Wodlin et al [Borendal Wodlin et al, 2011b;Lauszus et al, 2016].…”

Physiotherapeutic approach in women undergoing hysterectomy

“…However, all articles had hysterectomized women and physiotherapeutic domain procedures as their central character, whether exclusively or not, being performed pre and/or post-operatively. Two articles of this review (26,29) brought in their evaluation method the SF-36, a questionnaire translated and validated in Portuguese, which because it is generic (30) , it is able to evaluate different aspects, such as quality of life, fatigue and pain, through its domains, and this is a useful tool when it comes to a heterogeneous population, as in the case of hysterectomized women, because it is large, it can be applied regardless of age group, disease or treatment group (30) . Transcutaneous electrical stimulation and P6 acupressure proved to be beneficial, with a high degree of recommendation, in reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting (21,23,28) in this review.…”

“…Yang et al (27) A 1B 09/out El-Bandrawy; Emara; Ghareeb (28) A 1B 04/out Lauszus et al (29) B 2B -----…”

Comparing Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation Versus Institution-Based Adapted Physical Activity and Therapeutic Exercise Program on Fatigue, Physical Functioning, and Episodic Disability for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Long Covid-19: Protocol for a Rando

“…The secondary outcome will be physical functioning and determining episodic disability. The physical functioning will be measured by SF-36 [32][33][34], and episodic disability will be measured by calculating Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). SF-36 is a selfreported tool for measuring health status; it has 8 sub-domains.…”