Body image of patients with burns sequellae: evaluation through the critical incident technique

Bergamasco, Ellen Cristina; Rossi, Lídia Aparecida; Amâncio, A. da C.G.; Carvalho, Emı́lia Campos de

doi:10.1016/s0305-4179(01)00065-1

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“…After hospital discharge, burned individuals with changes in appearance and function of body parts start to suffer the shock from contact with people in social life (5) . Thus, we emphasize the importance of assessing individuals when they come in contact with the view of society, outside the context of a Burns Unit.…”

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Translation and cultural adaptation of the Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire for burn victims in Brazil

Freitas¹,

Caltran²,

Dantas³

et al. 2014

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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This methodological study aimed to describe the process of translation and cultural adaptation of the Perceived stigmatization Questionnaire (PSQ) and analyze the internal consistency of the items in the step of pre-testing. The PSQ was developed to evaluate the perception of stigmatizing behaviors of burn victims. The adaptation process was carried out from August 2012 to February 2013, comprising the steps outlined in the literature. As part of this process, the pre-test with 30 adult burn victims was held. All participants at this step reported to understand the instrument items and the scale of responses. There were no suggestions or changes in the tested version. The value of Cronbach’s alpha at pre-test was 0.87. The contribution of this study is to describe the operation of each of the steps of this methodological process and show the internal consistency of the items in the pre-test.

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confidence: 99%

Translation and cultural adaptation of the Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire for burn victims in Brazil

Freitas¹,

Caltran²,

Dantas³

et al. 2014

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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“…The CIT is a semi-qualitative method of collecting data that has been used in several studies [22][23][24][25][26], as is content analysis [29]. Moreover, the analysis was made in cooperation with several researchers in identifying emotions and dilemmas, and classifying the dilemmas with respect to ICF codes.…”

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“…CIT has been applied in research on patients with different medical conditions [22][23][24], and in research on emotional experiences [25] and emotional work [26] in patients and professionals. Data were collected through semi-structured individual face-to-face interviews.…”

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Emotions related to participation restrictions as experienced by patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative interview study (the Swedish TIRA project)

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“…We have identified five studies [13][14][15][16][17] which incorporated some findings that specifically related to looking in the mirror at facial burns for the first time. However, none of these studies aimed to examine this topic specifically.…”

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“…Bergamasco, Rossi, Amancio and deCarvalho [14] explored body image changes post-burn and interviewed 35 patients. 'Facing the mirror' was one critical incident that was identified by patients in relation to body image changes.…”

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Looking in the mirror for the first time after facial burns: A retrospective mixed methods study

Shepherd

Tattersall

Buchanan

2014

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Appearance-related concerns are common following burns. However, there is minimal research that has specifically investigated patients' reactions when they looked in the mirror for the first time following facial burns. The current study aimed to investigate patients' reactions and factors associated with distress. Burns patients (n=35) who had sustained facial injuries completed a questionnaire which examined their reactions when looking in the mirror for the first time. Data were collected between April and July 2013. Participants had sustained their burn injuries 12 months prior to participating, on average (ranging from one to 24 months). Forty seven percent (n=16) of patients were worried about looking for the first time, 55% (n=19) were concerned about what they would see, and 42% (n=14) held negative mental images about what their faces looked like before they looked. twenty seven percent (n=9) of patients initially avoided looking, 38% (n=13) tried to 'read' others' reactions to them to try to gauge what they looked like, and 73% (n=25) believed that it was important for them to look. Mean ratings suggested that patients found the experience moderately distressing. Patients most often found the experience less distressing compared to their expectations. Distress was related to feeling less prepared, more worried and increased negative mental images prior to looking. In conclusion, patients' reactions to looking in the mirror for the first time vary. Adequately preparing patients and investigating their expectations beforehand is crucial. The findings have a number of important implications for practice.

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Body image of patients with burns sequellae: evaluation through the critical incident technique

Cited by 41 publications

References 9 publications

Translation and cultural adaptation of the Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire for burn victims in Brazil

Translation and cultural adaptation of the Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire for burn victims in Brazil

Emotions related to participation restrictions as experienced by patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: a qualitative interview study (the Swedish TIRA project)

Looking in the mirror for the first time after facial burns: A retrospective mixed methods study

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