The Effect of Encouraging Patients Undergoing Obesity Surgery to Move on Physical Mobility, Recovery and Negative Effects of Surgery

This intervention includes a video-based education session delivered before surgery to encourage early mobilization, visual poster reminders in patient rooms on postoperative day 1, and SMS text message reminders sent to patients' phones on postoperative days 1 and 3. Participants will also wear a smart watch starting 8 hours after surgery through postoperative day 3 to monitor physical activity (step count). The goal is to increase physical activity levels, improve recovery quality, and reduce postoperative complications after bariatric surgery.

Participants in the control group receive standard postoperative care without additional mobilization encouragement. They wear a smart watch starting 8 hours after surgery through postoperative day 3 to monitor physical activity (step count). However, they do not receive video education, posters, or SMS reminders.