Social factors and injury characteristics associated with the development of perceived injury stigma among burn survivors.
Burns
; 47(3): 692-697, 2021 05.
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ABSTRACT
Improvement in burn survival has shifted the focus of burn care from beyond merely preserving life to improving the quality of life for burn survivors. Healthy psychosocial function is critical to the development of sustained elevations in quality of life after injury, with social and community integration serving a crucial role. Accordingly, the experience of social stigma could pose a significant hindrance to the process of recovery. In this retrospective analysis of patient-reported outcomes following burn injury as captured in the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Burn Model Systems database, we examined the patient and injury characteristics associated with the subsequent experience of social stigma by burn survivors. Using multivariable regression analysis, we found that facial burns and amputations are independent risk factors for experiencing social stigma, while male sex and increased community integration were protective. Taken together, these findings suggest a role for targeted counseling for patients who sustain facial burns and/or amputations, as well as the continued investment in burn-survivor outreach programs aimed at improving social support for survivors.
Mots clés
Texte intégral:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Image du corps
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Brûlures
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Survivants
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Stigmate social
Type d'étude:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limites:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Langue:
En
Journal:
Burns
Sujet du journal:
TRAUMATOLOGIA
Année:
2021
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
États-Unis d'Amérique