Roy Adaptation Model-Based nursing care improves quality of life for elderly burn patients.

Objective: To explore the effects of the Roy Adaptation Model on psychological resilience and nutritional status in elderly burn patients.

Methods: Retrospectively, 112 elderly burn patients undergoing routine nursing care based on the Roy Adaptation Model were enrolled as the observation group, and another 112 patients receiving routine nursing care only were selected as the control group. The psychological resilience, level of hope, immunity, emotions, quality of life and sleep of enrolled patients were assessed.

Results: In the observation group, patients were observed with markedly improved psychological resilience, notably higher hope and SF-36 scores, significantly lower Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Self-Rating Depression Scale, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, as well as markedly elevated serum albumin, prealbumin, and hemoglobin, IgM and IgG levels, in contrast to the control group (all P<0.05).

Conclusion: Nursing care based on the Roy Adaptation Model can significantly enhance the psychological resilience and hope, improve emotions, pain and sleep quality, strength nutritional absorption and immunity when applied in elderly burn patients, so as to increase their compliance with treatment and quality of life.