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Quality Of life Among Patients with Burns

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Background: After hospital discharge, most patients with burns report changes in the physical,
psychological and social manifestations that may compromise the quality of life (QOL) of them. Aim:
This study aims to assess the QOL for patients with burns. Design: A descriptive exploratory design
was used. Setting: it was conducted at the outpatients' clinics of the burn unit at El-Demerdash
Surgical Hospital. Subjects: A convenience sample of 100 adult patients from both sexes with burns
was recruited for this study. Tools: I) A structured interview questionnaire to assess the
sociodemographic, medical history and burn characteristics and knowledge of patients. II-The Burn
Specific Health Scale - Brief (BSHS-B) to assess the QOL among patients with burns. Results: The
study findings revealed that 46% of the studied patients were male. Regarding the QOL, the study
had indicated that 71% of the studied patients had poor QOL and the greatest poor domains of the
QOL were seen in heat sensitivity 81%, work 70%, Affect 62%, body image 47%. Conclusion: The
study had indicated that more than two thirds of the studied patients had poor QOL and the most
affected domain was heat sensitivity. Recommendations: Further research studies are needed to
focus on studying factors affecting QOL for patients with burn. 

DOI

10.21608/ejhc.2017.190445

Keywords

Burns and Quality of life

Authors

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Wael

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Gamal A.Rhman

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Demonstrator in Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

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Manal

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Salah Hassan

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Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.

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Yosreah

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Mohamed Mohamed

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Ass.prof of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.

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Zeinab

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Hussein Bakr

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Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

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8

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4

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5348

Issue Date

2017-12-01

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2021-08-21

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2017-12-01

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305

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322

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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631

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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https://ejhc.journals.ekb.eg/

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Quality Of life Among Patients with Burns

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22 Jan 2023