Effectiveness of Nursing Rehabilitation Program on Patients' Pain after Lumbar Vertebral Discectomy

Abstract

Objective(s): to determine the effectiveness of nursing rehabilitation program on patients' pain after lumbar vertebral discectomy based on Analog pain scale.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted on patients after lumbar vertebral discectomy surgery. They have been selected and divided into two groups (study and control) with the application of the pre-test and post-test approach to the both groups after applying the nursing rehabilitation program. The validity, reliability, and interval scale of APS have been established. Data were collected in four phases: first baseline data (before any intervention presented to the study group) and then after each phase of the rehabilitation program. The study period was from January31^st, 2022, to June30^th, 2023.  Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 23.

Results: The results of this study showed that there was a significant difference between the baseline time and after phase three in pain scales at P value lower than .005. the mean of APS for the study group was dropped from 6.24 at baseline evaluation to 0.76 after phase 3 of the program.

Conclusion: The study concluded that nursing rehabilitation program has a significant improvement on patients’ outcomes concerning back pain.

Recommendations: The study recommended that the current nursing rehabilitation program applied for all eligible patients after lumbar vertebral discectomy. Nurses and rehabilitation teams encouraged and motivated to participate in training programs concerning rehabilitation processes. Establishing advanced guidelines and recommendations of post spinal surgeries rehabilitation.