Development of an Empirical Model for the Health Improvement of Patients with Thyroidectomy

The purpose of this study is to develop an empirical model for the health improvement of patients with thyroidectomy. Subjects of this study were patients who visited general surgery in K general hospital from January 7 to July 8, 2013. As a results, the present research showed that the mean score of stress control after intervention decreased significantly than subjects(t=2.91, p=.038) before the intervention. Secondly, the present research showed that the performance ability rate of thyroidectomy can be increased to 52.7-68.4% by the intervention. The paper will contribute to the model of therapeutic lifestyle change program by the health promotion program’s thyroidectomy patients and indicate the direction of their health promotion program adoption in the future.