Abstract
Background: Immobility has serious consequences physical, social and psychological for a child. Aim of the study: A study aimed to assess the effect of postoperative immobility on children with musculoskeletal injuries. Design: A descriptive design was used to conduct this study. Setting: the study was conducted at pediatric orthopedic surgical Inpatient and outpatient clinic at children's Hospitals affiliated to Ain Shams Hospital and El-Helal Hospital affiliated to Ministry of Health. Subjects: A purposive sample including 80 children exposed to musculoskeletal injuries. Tools of data collection: Part I structured interview format to assess characteristics and medical history of children. Part II-1 assessment of physical postoperative immobility. Part II-2 assessment of psychologically postoperative immobility. Results: more than half of the studied sample had physical effect, low self-esteem and severe anxiety. Conclusion: The current study concluded that the main cause of musculoskeletal injuries was traumatic injuries. Children stayed in cast for long period, so that the effect of postoperative immobility had negative effects on physical and psychological wellbeing of children with musculoskeletal injuries. Recommendations: Emphasize on the importance of implementing nursing care program for children in postoperative period for minimizing the physical and psychological effects of immobility on children with musculoskeletal injuries.
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