@article{ref1,
title="Considerations for psychosocial support following burn injury--a family perspective",
journal="Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries",
year="2007",
author="Phillips, Claire and Fussell, Anna and Rumsey, Nichola",
volume="33",
number="8",
pages="986-994",
abstract="As part of a larger study involving burned adults and parents of burned children, family members were asked for their views regarding the impact of burn on themselves and the family (N=50). The aim is to describe the range of psychosocial issues that psychosocial support programmes may need to address. This paper reports on the content analysis of specifically designed self-completion questionnaires. The results reveal commonalities within support needs across the three study groups (siblings, children, and partners). These are recommended as key elements in a family support programme: (i) normalising of family member's reactions to the burn. (ii) Advice, support, and information regarding scar permanence, realistic outcome expectations, acceptance of altered appearance, and potential after-effects of burn. (iii) Support in understanding how a burned individual may change or respond following injury and advice regarding constructive methods of coping with altered family dynamics and after-effects of burn. (iv) Advice to enable family members and their burned relative to effectively deal with potentially uncomfortable social encounters.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-4179",
doi="10.1016/j.burns.2007.01.010",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2007.01.010"
}