functional models in rehabilitation nursing care: a scoping review

Background: nursing models improve care quality by providing structured guidance. functional nursing models are particularly crucial for meeting the diverse needs of patients with disabilities and addressing the complexities of rehabilitation nursing.objective: this study aimed to introduce rehabilitation nursing models by analyzing existing research in the field.methods: this scoping review was conducted using the five-step approach developed by arksey and o’malley. english keywords such as “model,” “theory,” “nursing care,” “nursing practice,” and “rehabilitation” were used to search databases including pubmed, cochrane, web of science, scopus, embase, proquest, and google scholar in september 2024. english-language articles and theses were reviewed, excluding those without full text or based on speeches. after manual screening and selection, relevant studies were extracted, summarized, and analyzed.results: out of 671 identified articles, 38 were reviewed in full, and 17 met the inclusion criteria. among these, 29.4% were published within the past five years, 41.1% appeared in rehabilitation journals, and 76.5% applied models to rehabilitation patients. fourteen nursing models were identified, nine from general nursing and five specific to rehabilitation nursing. the evidence levels were primarily ii (29.4%) and iv (47.5%).conclusion: the findings emphasize the significance of theoretical models in rehabilitation nursing. utilizing frameworks such as mauk’s poststroke recovery model, roy’s adaptation model, bandura’s self-efficacy theory, and rehabilitation-specific models like the geriatric rehabilitation nursing model and the super-link system promotes holistic, patient-centered care, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, and enhances health outcomes and quality of life for patients and their families.