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Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Version of De Morton Mobility Index After Abdominal Surgeries

NCT06796218 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 103

Last updated 2025-01-28

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Summary

PURPOSE: To determine validity and reliability of translated Arabic version of the De Morton Mobility index for mobility assessment in patients after abdominal surgeries.

BACKGROUND:

Major abdominal surgery has a high morbidity and Mortality rate, and the risk of surgical complications is higher than for equivalent elective operations. those receiving emergency laparotomy are in a condition of physiological derangement driven by inflammation that has already occurred prior to surgery, in contrast to those undergoing elective abdominal operations. early mobility and exercise play an important role in postoperative treatment following abdominal surgery and are related with reduced postoperative fitness loss and fewer postoperative complications in individuals undergoing elective surgery. reduced mobility is a primary factor of lower quality of life and decreased social participation. reduced mobility is particularly common in older hospitalized patients, and it leads to an increased risk of falls, longer hospitalizations, more severe impairment and morbidity, and higher mortality rates. To manage elderly patients' mobility function, a reliable and valid mobility assessment tool is required. Performance-based examinations are commonly used to measure the mobility of elderly individuals. The De Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI) was established and validated exclusively for older patients hospitalized in the ward. The DEMMI provides clinicians and researchers with a valid interval-level method for accurately measuring and monitoring mobility levels of acute medical patients. It has been validated also in sub acute hospital and community settings. A DEMMI score of \<40 indicates an independent risk of serious postoperative complications. A low DEMMI score suggested impaired mobilization, and prior research of patients following abdominal surgery discovered that delayed mobilization was related with postoperative pulmonary complications.

HYPOTHESES: It will be hypothesized that: Arabic version of the De Morton Mobility Index may be valid and reliable in patients after abdominal surgeries.

RESEARCH QUESTION: Is The Arabic version of the De Morton Mobility index valid and reliable for mobility assessment in patients after abdominal surgeries?

Conditions

  • Abdominal Surgeries
  • Mobility Limitation
  • Mobility Difficulty
  • Abdominal Surgery Patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eman M Othman, professor · faculty of physical therapy, department of surgery, cairo university.

  • Karim I Saafan, Professor · faculty of physical therapy, department of surgery, cairo university.

  • Amr A Abouzid, professor · Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University

  • Basant A younes, B.Sc.of PT · B.Sc., Faculty of Physical Therapy, Department of PT for Surgery, Delta University

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-01
Primary Completion
2024-12-30
Completion
2025-01-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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