Post-traumatic growth in adults following a burn

El cambio vital positivo tras un cáncer: Ingredientes, claves para facilitarlo y efectos sobre el bienestar

“…En este sentido, también se ha valorado la influencia de estar o no emparejado en la facilitación del CPT y los resultados muestran que no influiría (e.g., Svetina & Nastran, 2012), aunque algunos estudios encontraron una relación directa (Bellizzi & Blank, 2006;Mystakidou et al, 2008;Weiss, 2004). Parece que las diferencias estaban más bien relacionadas con la calidad del soporte social recibido por parte de la pareja.…”

Recovery of lost face of burn patients, perceived changes, and coping strategies in the rehabilitation stage

“…These include returning to normalcy, mediating and predicting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and managing depression after burn [18]. Negative or maladaptive coping strategies (e.g., avoidant coping) have been found to be related to ''poor outcomes'' [19,20], whereas positive or adaptive coping styles (e.g., emotional support and self-acceptance) relate not only to improved well-being [10,21,22] but also to posttraumatic growth [23,24].…”

The experiences of older adults living with an appearance altering burn injury: An exploratory qualitative study

“…Williams, Davey and Klock-Powell (2003) conducted a qualitative study with 8 burn survivors and found that participants, especially women, were able to reframe their losses as gains and define themselves more meaningfully as a consequence of their injury. Interestingly, they found adjustment to be positively influenced by time, memories of the accident and age when injured Morever, post-traumatic growth, a concept which refers to an individual who exceeded pre-trauma levels of personal functioning and well-being, (Tedeschi et al, 1998) has also been reported in some burn survivors (Baillie, Sellwood & Wisely, 2014).…”