Je. Tedstone et al., AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MORBIDITY IN BURN INJURED PATIENTS, Burns, 24(5), 1998, pp. 407-415
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Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases","Emergency Medicine & Critical Care",Surgery
Previous research aimed at identifying factors that increase the risk
of major burns patients experiencing psychological problems post-burn
has generally ignored the potential role of psychological factors. In
a prospective study, patients with burn injuries ranging from <1 per c
ent up to 40 per cent were interviewed within 2 weeks of sustaining th
e burn and followed up at ca 3 months post-burn in order to assess the
effects of both non-psychological and psychological factors on their
subsequent mental health. The factors investigated included burn relat
ed information, demographic information, previous psychiatric history,
levels of psychological morbidity at 2 weeks post-burn, responsibilit
y for the injury, previous life events, compensation claims and factor
s from the coping literature including appraisal, coping strategies an
d coping efficacy. Forward stepwise multiple regression analyses were
used to investigate the relationships between these factors and subseq
uent mental health. Post-burn psychological morbidity was strongly ass
ociated with psychological factors including levels of psychological m
orbidity in the first 2 weeks of sustaining the injury and factors fro
m the coping literature. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd for ISBI. All r
ights reserved.