burn. Incl.: burns (thermal) from: electrical heating appliances electricity flame friction hot air and hot gases hot objects lightning radiation chemical burns [corrosions] (external)(internal) scalds Excl.: erythema [dermatitis] ab igne (L59.0) radiation-rela
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: 1. Oral or written education or education by telephone about wound care, skin graft, donor care. 2-home visit at least 3 times or based on patients' needs. 3-phone
Intervention group: 1. Oral or written education or education by telephone about wound care, skin graft, donor care. 2-home visit at least 3 times or based on patients' needs. 3-phone call based on pa
Control group: routine of hospital care that always deliver by nurses and doctors.
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for research of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age>18 years; severity of burn > 15%; second and third degree burn; orientation to person, place and time for answering to questions. Exclusion criteria : No willing to continue the study; past history of admission to burn centers; history of visual and hearing disorder or mental retardation; history of depression and schizophrenia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health status. Timepoint: 3th and 6th month after discharge. Method of measurement: Burn Specific Health Scale, brief- The Persian version of this tool has 40 questions and 8 dimensions. Dimensions describe patients performance such as sensitivity to heat, hand’s performance and simple abilities, therapeutic regimes, labor, sexual functioning, interpersonal relationships, emotion and body image. Items will be scored based on a 5- degree likert, 0 (severly) to 4 (no/ not at all) and higher scores mean higher performance and quality of life. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychological Assessment. Timepoint: Discharge time, 1.5, 3 and 6 months after discharge. Method of measurement: General Health Questionnaire 28 (GHQ-28).;Pain. Timepoint: Discharge time, 1.5, 3 and 6 months after discharge. Method of measurement: Brief Pain Inventory.;Pruritus/ Itching. Timepoint: Discharge time, 1.5, 3 and 6 months after discharge. Method of measurement: VAS.;Scar. Timepoint: Discharge time, 1.5, 3 and 6 months after discharge. Method of measurement: VSS: Vancouver Scar Scale.;Range Of Motion: ROM. Timepoint: Discharge time, 1.5, 3 and 6 months after discharge. Method of measurement: Goniometry. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNastaran Heydarikhayat
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Scinces
Outcome results
None listed