Effects of Roy Theory Nursing Program on Adaptation Behavior and Asthma-Control Level

Abstract

Asthma is a common chronic disease of airway. Controlling of exacerbation needs medication and behavioral adaptation. This repeated measure within one factor design research had aimed to survey the result of the  Roy theory nursing program on adaptation behavior and asthma-controlled level. The sample were 18  patients with asthma attack and admitted at Buddhachinaraj Phitsanulok hospital from March-December  2014. The patients had received the Roy theory nursing program which consisted of 5 steps 1) evaluating  behavior of patients 2) diagnosis 3) setting priority of the problem and goal 4) practiced activities for patients and 5) evaluating the results. The research tools were the questionnaires about adaptation the framework Adaptation Roy Theory, four aspects: physiological model, self-concept model, role function mode and  interdependence model, and questionnaires about asthma-controlled test. The data were presented by using percentage, mean and standard deviation, analyzed by repeated measures one-way ANOVA. The results  showed that the overall mean of adaptation of asthmatic patients before and after the program at three and  six months were increased (152.22 and 150.55) and the mean level of asthma control after three and six  months were also increased (19.94 and 20.38). Thus, the adaptation programs according to Roy theory affects asthma severity control