International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective To investigate the effects of dietary model nutrition education on nutritional status and compliance behavior of elderly patients with tuberculosis. Methods A total of 100 elderly tuberculosis patients admitted to our hospital from January 2023 to June 2024 were selected. They were randomly divided into control group and observation group with 50 cases in each group. The control group received routine nutrition education, and the observation group received intensive nutrition education based on the nursing of the control group. Nutritional status (hemoglobin (HB), albumin (ALB), body mass index (BMI)) and medical compliance behavior (eating according to medical advice, taking medication according to medical advice, quitting smoking and drinking, reasonable rest, proper exercise, regular review) of the two groups were compared respectively. Results After intervention, the nutritional status (hemoglobin (HB), albumin (ALB)) of the two groups was higher than that before intervention, and the observation group was higher than the control group (P < 0.05). After intervention, the compliance rate of each item of compliance behavior in the observation group was higher than that in the control group. Conclusion The use of dietary model to strengthen nutrition education can improve the nutritional status of patients, improve the compliance behavior of patients, and facilitate the rehabilitation of diseases.

Dietary model; Strengthen nutrition education; Senile tuberculosis