Evaluation of quality of life in patients undergoing endoscopic surgery forbenign prostatic hyperplasia at E Hospital in 2022

Abstract

Objectives: Evaluation of the quality of life among patients who underwent minimally invasive surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia and were assessed one month postoperatively at E Hospital in 2022. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 186 patients who underwent minimally invasive surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia from January 2022 to December 2022 at the Department of Urology and Andrology Surgery, E Hospital.The SF-36 questionnaire includes 36 questions including 8 health factors used to assess the patient’s quality of life. Results: The percentage of postoperative quality of life for patients who underwent minimally invasive surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia was categorized as good quality of life, fair quality of life, average quality of life, poor quality of life (56.5%, 32.2%, 8.1% and 3.2%, respectively). Conclusion: The quality of life of patients is still at an average level. Nurses need to develop appropriate care plans to improve the quality of life for patients, contributing to improving the quality of care and treatment for patients.