Effects of Rehabilitation Nursing Intervention on Quality of Life of Burn Patients:A Meta Analysis / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of rehabilitation nursing on quality of life in patients after burn injuries. Methods The re-ports about rehabilitation nursing for burn patients from January, 2004 to June, 2015 were searched and extracted from the databases of Chi-na Biology Medicine, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wangfang Data and Chongqing VIP Database, and analyzed with Review Manager 5.3. Results 11 non-randomized control studies (MINROS score13~19) were eligible for meta-analysis. There were significant differences in the general health (MD=7.78, 95%CI6.79~8.77, P<0.001), social function (MD=10.26, 95%CI5.91~14.60, P<0.001), men-tal function (MD=9.71, 95%CI6.87~12.55, P<0.001) and physical function (MD=6.88, 95%CI3.95~9.81, P<0.001) between experimental group and control group. Conclusion Rehabilitation nursing can improve the quality of life of burn patients.