Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Roy adaptation model-based nursing combined with transitional care for enhancing mental health and quality of life after cancer surgery: results from a randomized controlled study
Authors' conclusion
The integration of RAM-based nursing with continuity of care significantly enhances postoperative psychological resilience and overall quality of life in patients after tumor surgery.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with malignant tumors undergoing tumor resection
- Participants
- 114 patients
- Comparison
- Roy adaptation model (RAM)-based nursing with continuity of care vs routine nursing care
- Primary endpoint
- Psychological resilience (CD-RISC) and quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30)
- Follow-up
- 3 months after the intervention
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Psychological resilience (CD-RISC) · after intervention
- Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) score higher in Observation vs Control (P < 0.05)
Further findings
Quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30) · after intervention
- Higher physical, role, emotional, cognitive, social functioning and global health status; lower fatigue, pain, dyspnea and insomnia in Observation vs Control (P < 0.05)
Nursing satisfaction
- Significantly higher in Observation vs Control (P < 0.05)
Original publication
Roy adaptation model-based nursing combined with transitional care for enhancing mental health and quality of life after cancer surgery: results from a randomized controlled study. Perioper Med (Lond). Published 21 October 2025. doi:10.
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