Objective: to identify the scientific evidence about the components of the Roy Adaptation Model in the population studiedin the light of this theory. Methods: this is an integrative literature review in databases of the Latin-American and CaribbeanCenter on Health Sciences Information, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Spanish Bibliographic Indexon Health Sciences, Nursing Database, PubMed Central, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web ofScience, and SciVerse Scopus. The sample consists of 20 articles published between 2005 and 2013. Results: the three typesof stimuli, 38 of 82 adaptive problems, the four adaptive modes, and the six steps of the nursing process were identified.Conclusion: there is need for further studies on this theory and that address the entire nursing process, culminating in theincrease in specific nursing knowledge and affirmation of this science in health.