THE EFFECTS OF OREM’S SELF-CARE DEFICIT THEORY ON QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE ACUTE STROKE PATIENTS IN NURSING PRACTICE

[Objective]To explore the effects of Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory on Quality of Life(QOL) of the acute stroke patients in nursing practice.[Methods]Based on the principle ofminimizing the unbalanced coefficient,100 stroke patients were assigned into the intervention group and the control group.All the patients received the routine neurologic medical therapy and the routine care.The patients in the intervention group also received Orem's Self-Care Deficit theory in nursing Practice for 6 weeks.Data were collected when the patients first admitted and at the end of the 6th week.[Results]Compared with the control group,the total score of QOL,the score of physiological function,emotional changes,emotional control,activities of daily living,locomotivity and hand function in the intervention group were higher(P﹤0.01) .[Conclusion]Orem's Self-Care Deficit theory could effectively improve the quality of life,and provide evidence for the future nursing intervention for stroke patients.