Abstract
BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate the effects of the IIFAR (initial check, information exchange, final accuracy check, reaction) nursing model and comprehensive rehabilitation training on negative emotions and rehabilitation outcomes in elderly stroke patients with hemiplegia. METHODOLOGY: Forty elderly stroke patients with hemiplegia were divided into two groups: the control group received comprehensive rehabilitation training intervention, while the observation group received IIFAR information nursing model intervention. Both groups were assessed for disease uncertainty, negative emotions, mindfulness level, balance, and limb movement ability before and after the intervention. RESULTS: After the intervention, both groups experienced a significant decrease in the complexity, ambiguity, lack of information, unpredictability, State Anxiety Inventory, Trait Anxiety Inventory, and total score of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scale. However, the observation group had lower scores than the control group. Furthermore, after the intervention, both groups saw a significant increase in scores, but the observation group had higher scores than the control group. Lastly, after the intervention, the observation group had significantly higher scores than the control group. CONCLUSION: The use of the IIFAR information nursing model combined with comprehensive rehabilitation training can improve the disease uncertainty and negative emotions of elderly stroke patients with hemiplegia, and enhance their mindfulness level and balance movement ability.