@article{ref1,
title="Preserving self-concept in the burn survivors: a qualitative study",
journal="Indian journal of palliative care",
year="2015",
author="Zamanzadeh, Vahid and Valizadeh, Llila and Lotfi, Mojgan and Salehi, Feridoon",
volume="21",
number="2",
pages="182-191",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Burn injury is a devastating experience affecting all aspects of a person's essence, including his/her identity and perception. These patients require complex cognitive efforts to redefine their identity to deal with difficult condition after burn injury and preserve self-concept. The experience of life after burn injury is generally a solitary one, closely related to the patients' cultural and religious context. Therefore, this study was conducted aiming at investigating burn patients' experiences regarding how to preserve self-concept in life after burn injury in Iran. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: This qualitative study was carried out using qualitative content analysis and in-depth unstructured interviews with 17 surviving burn subjects. <br><br>RESULTS: During the qualitative content analysis process, the concept of &quot;locating&quot; as the essence of the participants' experience was extracted as follows: (A) self-exploration (exploring the changes in one's life), (B) others' exploration (exploring the changes in the life of family members and the relationship between self and others), (C) position evaluation (self-position analysis), and (D) self-concept preservation. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The present study has developed new understandings of mental experiences of burn patients' self-concept by describing the concept of &quot;self-locating&quot;. It helps us in classifying and understanding the concepts described in comprehensive theories developed in this area. They do this by focusing on what burn patients experience for choosing self-preservation strategies and having a meaningful life. The finding can be used as a conceptual framework for palliative care program in Iran.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0973-1075",
doi="10.4103/0973-1075.156492",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-1075.156492"
}