Journal article
Burn Survivor Quality of Life and Barriers to Support Program Participation
Journal of burn care & research, Vol.39(5), pp.823-830
08/17/2018
DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irx058
PMID: 29618093
Abstract
After a serious burn, re-entry into family life, society, and work can be incredibly difficult. Support services such as professional counseling and peer support play a key role for recovering survivors. Herein, we sought to identify support service participation rates, barriers to participation, and quality of life (QOL) among burn survivors treated at a regional burn center. A survey of burn survivors over 18 years old treated for a burn for 5 days or greater between 2006 and 2016 were invited to participate in a survey. The three-part survey contained sections covering demographics, questions regarding support program (SP) awareness, needs and participation, and QOL surveys. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to identify factors related to SP participation and QOL scores. Nine hundred sixty-eight patients were eligible; 150 responses were received. Over one third (40, 31%) of the responding survivors wanted support, but only half of those (23, 17%) participated in SPs. Distance and awareness of the available programs were two barriers to participation. Those attending SPs were more likely to have had larger burns (OR = 3.7, P = 0.05) and visible burns (OR = 7.5, P = 0.031). Lower scores on selected QOL scales were associated with burns more than 30%, visible burns, female gender, time from burn, and age group. A sizable number of burn survivors want SPs. However, access to these services and advertising their existence are hurdles to overcome. Future burn survivor SPs should focus on psychosocial stresses identified in the QOL assessments.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Burn Survivor Quality of Life and Barriers to Support Program Participation
- Creators
- Stephanie Baldwin - University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa CityHaimao Yuan - Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa CityJunlin Liao - Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa CityBrian Grieve - University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa CityJason Heard - Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa CityLucy A Wibbenmeyer - Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of burn care & research, Vol.39(5), pp.823-830
- DOI
- 10.1093/jbcr/irx058
- PMID
- 29618093
- NLM abbreviation
- J Burn Care Res
- ISSN
- 1559-047X
- eISSN
- 1559-0488
- Publisher
- England
- Grant note
- name: The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine’s Summer Research Fellowship Program
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/17/2018
- Academic Unit
- Surgery; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984051786802771
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