The risk factors of psychosocial problems for burn patients

The impact of personality and coping on the development of depressive symptoms in adult burns survivors

“…Relationships between depressive symptoms and TBSA, location and severity of burn, age, and gender were not significant. This finding is consistent with earlier arguments that personality traits and coping styles may be more instrumental than physical factors in determining psychological maladjustment following burn injury [6,8] and is in accordance with previous findings that burn factors are not significantly related to depression [34,35,36]. On the other hand, the impact of potentially important variables (e.g., the location of the burn injury) on depressive symptoms could not be assessed because of sample size limitations.…”

A survey of burn professionals regarding the mental health services available to burn survivors in the United States and United Kingdom

“…Psychological and social difficulties following a burn injury are common [1]. In fact, some survivors find that emotional and social adjustment to burn scarring is one of the most challenging aspects of their recovery [2,3].…”

Family Presence in the Adult Burn Intensive Care Unit During Dressing Changes

“…Family support can also decrease the risk of long-term psychosocial issues, such as financial burden, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and anxiety, in burn survivors. 3,15,16 Family presence during procedures has been studied more in children (patients <20 years old) than in adults. According to Mangurten et al, 17 89% of pediatric health care providers think that patients' family members should have the option of being present during procedures.…”

“…(Critical Care Nurse. 2013;33[1]: [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] This article has been designated for CNE credit. A closed-book, multiple-choice examination follows this article, which tests your knowledge of the following objectives:…”