TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - A cross-sectional study of quality of life, psychiatric illness, perceived social support, suicidal risk and selfesteem among patients with burns
JO  - Journal of family medicine and primary care
A1  - Kadam, Kranti S.
A1  - Bagal, Rahul P.
A1  - Angane, Amey Y.
A1  - Ghorpade, Geetanjali S.
A1  - Anvekar, Aditya R.
A1  - Unnithan, Vishnu B.
SP  - 432
EP  - 438
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Burns is one of the foremost causes of worldwide morbidity. Changes in appearance and functional impairment causes stigmatisation, impacting socio-occupational engagement and causing discomfort. <br><br>AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The study examined prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in post-burn patients, their perceived social support and self-esteem. It further assessed quality of life amongst post-burn patients. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed in a tertiary care centre where 100 patients were interviewed using purposive sampling technique over six months. Patients were administered a semi-structured questionnaire along with Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and WHO Quality Of Life - BREF (WHOQOL- BREF) scales. Contingency tables and Spearman's correlation helped to examine associations and correlations. Fischer's exact test, Mann Whitney test and ANOVA test were also used for statistical analysis. <br><br>RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: There is high prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among patients with burns. The most common disorder was major depressive episode. Low self-esteem was found in one-third of patients with burns. Patients having low self-esteem had eleven times higher prevalence of suicidality. Patients with burns had high perceived social support. Quality of life in patients with burns depends on self-esteem, perceived social support and presence of psychiatric illnesses. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study illustrates the need for thorough evaluation and screening in patients with burns for psychopathology and self-esteem issues by primary physicians. Behaviour therapy, supportive psychotherapy, counselling and adequate socio-occupational rehabilitation of the patient should be done. Spreading awareness and organising support groups for patients with burns at the primary health centre level can be effective.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2249-4863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1604_20
ID  - ref1
ER  -