TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - A study of self-monitoring processes and coping behaviour in burns victims
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Fong, J.
SP  - S8
EP  - 11
VL  - 23
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - This is a quasi-experimental study to examine the manner in which burns victims cope with and self-monitor their presentation. Self-monitoring was measured by the Revised Self-monitoring Scale and coping with the Revised Ways of Coping Scale. Observations were made at weeks 2, 8 and 16 postburn. Conclusions were that self-monitoring does not change over time and the location of burns scars does not affect coping or self-monitoring. At 8 weeks postburn females have encountered more stresses and do more coping than males, and females use more emotion-focused coping than males as a whole. Recommendations are for increased patient education programmes on postburn information and predischarge counselling and for more staff education programmes on identification of major coping strategies and predischarge planning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -