Author(s)

Xifeng Huang, Wenli Zhang, Xiaolin Cai

Corresponding Author

Xifeng Huang

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a family-participation–based nursing model in the care of elderly patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: Ninety-eight elderly individuals diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and treated in our hospital between January 2024 and January 2025 were enrolled. Using a random-number table, patients were assigned to either the control group or the intervention group, with 49 cases in each. The control group received standard nursing care, whereas the intervention group was provided with additional family-participatory nursing. Mental health indicators, sputum conversion rates, and quality-of-life scores were assessed before and after the intervention. Nursing satisfaction was also compared between the two groups. Results: Following the intervention, anxiety and depression levels decreased in both groups, with the intervention group demonstrating significantly greater improvement (P<0.05). At one and two months after intervention, the sputum negative conversion rate in the intervention group was markedly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). Improvements in psychological, physical, social, and material dimensions of quality of life were also more pronounced in the intervention group (all P<0.05). Furthermore, overall nursing satisfaction was significantly higher among patients receiving the family-participatory nursing approach (P<0.05).

Keywords

Family-participatory nursing model; Elderly; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Clinical effect