Abstract: Objective To investigate the application of Maslow human needs in outpatients of pulmonary tuberculosis.Methods To choose 120 sputum-bacilli-positive TB cases with primary treatment during June and December 2006 in Yue Xiu district,Guangzhou.Maslow Human Needs Theory was used in the investigating group.After the corresponding nursing measures were finished,the situations of the patients were evaluated,and the nursing effects were compared with the control group.Results After the Maslow Human Needs Theory was used in patients with tuberculosis,their knowledges on tuberculosis and compliance with doctor were markedly increased.All of the observation indexes had significant difference between investigation group and control group,P＜0.001.Conclusions The Maslow Human Needs Theory is helpful to the recovery of patient with tuberculosis.

Key words: Pulmonary tuberculosis/nursing