Post-Burn Training Program to Enhance Patients' Quality of Life and Reduce Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms

Abstract

Background: The experience of a burn injury can be a substrate for the development ofnegative impacts on an individual’s biopsychosocial well-being. Post-burn training programs arecrucial for patients’ optimal health quality, aiming to facilitate a faster return to daily activitiesandwork. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of training program on quality of life (QoL) andpost-traumatic symptoms (PTSS) among patients with burns. Design: Quasi-experimental research(one group pre-posttest). Setting: The study was implemented at the outpatient clinics of theburnunit at El-Demerdash University Hospital. Subjects: 50 patients with burn who were selectedpurposively. Tools: A structured interviewing questionnaire (socio-demographic characteristicsandclinical data tools, Burn-Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B), and Impact of Event Scale-Revised(IES-R)). Results: This study revealed a positive improvement in QoL and a reductioninexperiencing PTSS among the studied patients after the program implementation. There was alsoahigh negative correlation between total QoL and total PTSS among the studied patients inpost-program implementation. Conclusion: Post-burn training program positively enhanced the QoLandreduced the PTSS of the studied patients. Recommendations: Educational and counseling programsshould be conducted for patients and their families regarding burn management based on their needs.