Depression in burn reconstruction patients: symptom prevalence and association with body image dissatisfaction and physical function

Depressive Symptoms Among Survivors of Burn Injuries

“…A research showed that the prevalence of at least mild to moderate symptoms of depression was 23% to 26% and in-hospital symptoms of depression (considering demographics, burn severity, and symptoms of PTSD) predicted change in physical health from pre-burn to 2 months post-discharge [9]. Another study shows that the prevalence of depression of at least moderate severity, was higher in female patients (46%) compared to all survivors from the center (29%), as well as a national sample of burn survivors (27%) [10]. In other study, symptoms of moderate to severe depression was observed in 54% of the patients within the first month and a follow up during the second month showed that 43% of them still meet the criteria for depression with unchanged severity [11].…”

A Correlation Assessment of Burnt Adjustment to Society

“…Reconstructive surgery have been devised and sought over as rehabilitation for making them valuable citizens to be actively participant but with little effects many difficulties which has been animated as social challenges of life for these burns are the situational non adjustment which is usually revolving around inhabitation and sub optional social skills. Thus resultantly, surfaced in the shape of variation and psycho social adjustment [3][4][5].…”

“…The severity of the burn injury, as measured by the percentage of TBSA, does not predict psychological problems after burn injuries. A person's coping style or the presence of a higher level of psychological symptoms during early recovery after burn injuries are predictive of longer-term psychological issues [3,4].…”

“…A large number of persons are rehabilitated and come back to work and other social activities at time of 17 weeks and 90% 0f the people return to their work at time of 2 years. A study of people with burn injuries who were employed at the time of injury showed that they were more likely to sustain a hand burn and have hand surgery, indicating that hand burns are more common in work-related injuries, which affects the ability to return to work [3].…”

Comparison of Serum Total Protein and Serum Albumin after Infusion of Amino Acid of the 15%-30% Burn Patients

“…Burn cause not only physical injury but psychological abnormality. Symptoms of depression are highly prevalence in burn reconstruction patients 3 .…”