@article{ref1,
title="Burn survivors' perception of recovery after injury: a Northwest Regional Burn Model  System investigation",
journal="Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries",
year="2020",
author="Sibbett, Stephen H. and Carrougher, Gretchen J. and Pham, Tam N. and Mandell, Samuel P. and Arbabi, Saman and Stewart, Barclay T. and Gibran, Nicole S.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Previous reports suggest that many factors impact recovery from burn  injury. To improve our understanding of these factors, we queried adult burn  survivors using a mixed method design during the first year after injury. <br><br>METHODS:  An anonymous, 2-page survey was developed and administered to adult burn survivors  during routine outpatient clinic follow-up visits at a regional burn center. Participants rated issues of concern and their impacts on return to pre-burn  activity levels. Both quantitative and qualitative data were obtained. Descriptive  statistics were used to analyze quantitative data and thematic analysis was used to  identify, analyze and report patterns from open-ended responses. <br><br>RESULTS: Over seven  months in 2016, 187 patients completed the anonymous survey. Study participants were  predominantly male, white, and non-Hispanic. Participants who had not yet returned  to pre-burn function reported worse outcomes for all issues queried compared to  those who had. Burn survivors from racial and ethnic minority groups reported  greater difficulty with accessing medical care and information about their injury as  well as higher levels of self-identified posttraumatic stress, issues related to  appearance and concerns for loss of strength. Several themes and sub-themes were  identified that had both negative and positive impact on early recovery. Such themes  included: healing process, psychological recovery and emotional health, and  community reintegration/employment. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Several themes from responses  provided insight into challenges as well as key support systems during the first  year of recovery after injury. Collectively, these findings can be used to direct  clinical outpatient care, patient education and psychosocial support services.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-4179",
doi="10.1016/j.burns.2020.09.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2020.09.008"
}