Abstract: Objective To investigate the effects of rehabilitation nursing on quality of life in patients after burn injuries. Methods The reports about rehabilitation nursing for burn patients from January, 2004 to June, 2015 were searched and extracted from the databases of China Biology Medicine, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wangfang Data and Chongqing VIP Database, and analyzed with Review Manager 5.3. Results 11 non-randomized control studies (MINROS score: 13~19) were eligible for meta-analysis. There were significant differences in the general health (MD=7.78, 95%CI: 6.79~8.77, P<0.001), social function (MD=10.26, 95%CI: 5.91~14.60, P<0.001), mental function (MD=9.71, 95%CI: 6.87~12.55, P<0.001) and physical function (MD=6.88, 95%CI: 3.95~9.81, P<0.001) between experimental group and control group. Conclusion Rehabilitation nursing can improve the quality of life of burn patients.

Key words: burn, rehabilitation nursing, quality of life, meta analysis