%0 Journal Article
%T Family function and social support in Iranian self-immolated women
%J Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
%D 2011
%A Mostafavi Rad, Fereshteh
%A Anvari, Mohammad Mohsen
%A Ansarinejad, Fatemeh
%A Panaghi, Leili
%V 38
%N 4
%P 556-561
%X AIM: The significance of family function and social support in Iranian self-immolated women was investigated in this study. METHODS: In a prospective design, we selected 53 cases (31 self-immolated women and 22 women with unintentional burn) from Tehran and Shiraz burn centre (Motahari and Ghotbeddin Shirazi, respectively). The average age of the experimental group was 26.19 (S=7.11) with a burn percentage of 46.11 (S=25.52), and the average age of the control group was 29.15 (S=5.12) and their burn percentage was 43 (S=25.98). Along with Demographic Information Questionnaire, participants were administered Family Assessment Device (FAD) and Social Support Scale (SSS). To analyse data, we used chi-square test (χ(2)), t-test, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and also logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Data showed that the difference of Family Function sub-scales between the experimental and control groups was not significant (Wilk's lambda=0.75, F=1.67, df=(8, 51), P<0.05). On the other hand, two independent sample t-tests showed a significant difference of Social Support between the two groups (t=-3.31, df=51, P<0.002). CONCLUSIONS: Consistent with previous studies, this research showed that the less Social Support one perceives the more one at risk for self-immolation. Although the mean scores of FAD sub-scales in control group were more than experimental group, there was no significant difference between the two groups.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0305-4179
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2011.09.009