@article{ref1,
title="Psychological consequences of burn injury",
journal="Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries",
year="1991",
author="Williams, E. E. and Griffiths, T. A.",
volume="17",
number="6",
pages="478-480",
abstract="The major psychological sequelae experienced by patients 1 year after burn injury were investigated. Data were collected on a consecutive series of adult burn patients, (n = 55), including major demographic and epidemiological characteristics. Participants (n = 23) completed the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS), the Impact of Event Scale (IES) and a questionnaire covering functional impairment, visibility of the burn, experience of pain, etc. Over one-third of the patients (36.4 per cent) were found to have premorbid characteristics which could predispose them to injury. Over one-third (34.7 per cent) were still experiencing significant psychological problems. Anxiety was most common, followed by posttraumatic stress symptoms and depression. The visibility of the burn was found to be a useful factor in the prediction of psychological outcome (P = 0.001-0.018). No additional variables were found to increase the significance of prediction. Patients indicated that practical advice in the form of staff-led discussions, before or immediately after discharge, would be the most valuable help.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-4179",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}