author(s)
Sandhya Kumari and Bijiya Mohanta

abstract
A true experimental study assessed the effectiveness of progressive mobilization on postoperative recovery in women who underwent abdominal hysterectomy. The study used a pretest-post-test experimental group design with 70 women from a hospital in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, selected through simple random sampling. The experimental group received progressive mobilization exercises twice daily for 15-20 minutes over four days. Post-tests were conducted on the fifth postoperative day. Data analysis revealed that the experimental group had significantly better outcomes in constipation (mean = 0.14 vs. 3.1, p = 0.0001), wound healing (mean = 1.91 vs. 2.7, p = 0.008), and pain (mean = 0.57 vs. 5.2, p = 0.0001) compared to the control group. Overall, progressive mobilization significantly improved postoperative recovery in abdominal hysterectomy patients.