The Effects of Nursing Education Constructed According to Roy Adaptation Model on Adaptation Process of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Abstract

Background and Objective: Long-term success after bariatric surgery depends on how well-educated patients are about how to support postoperative weight loss and the lifestyle changes they need to do to achieve this goal. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of nursing education constructed according to the Roy Adaptation Model (RAM) on the adaptation process of patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Methods: The population of the study consists of the patients who underwent bariatric surgery operation. The study adapted an experimental design, with a comparison between an intervention group and a control group. The data were collected between December 2017 and June 2018. Forty patients who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. The intervention group received oral and written education based on RAM, while the control group received a routine follow-up. The data were collected by using the Personal Information Form, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire, Coopersmith Self-Esteem Scale, Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and Adaption Assessment Form. Findings: Within the scope of the research, it was found out that after the training given to the intervention group according to RAM, average scores of eating disorder behavior and social appearance anxiety decreased significantly, and the averages scores of self-esteem and perceived social support increased statistically. Conclusion: According to the findings, the intervention group was observed to adapt to the postoperative period in a shorter time. In this context, it can be stated that planned and systematic training is important in increasing the quality of adaptation process after bariatric surgery and nurses have great responsibilities in this issue.