The Effect of Hysterectomy Education and Counseling on Stress, Quality of Life, and Dyadic Adjustment

This randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the effects of postoperative education and counseling on perceived stress, quality of life, and dyadic adjustment among women undergoing hysterectomy. The study was conducted in the gynecology ward of Çukurova University Balcalı Hospital between September 2024 and February 2025. A total of 60 women were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (n=30) or a control group (n=30) using a simple randomization method. Data were collected using the Sociodemographic Data Questionnaire, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the SF-12 Quality of Life Scale (SF-12 QoL), and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS). Women in the intervention group received structured hysterectomy education on the first postoperative day and weekly counseling sessions for four weeks after discharge. Women in the control group received routine postoperative care. Outcome assessments were performed at baseline and five weeks after enrollment.