Burns, Parents
Conditions
Keywords
Burn Injury, quality of life, scar
Brief summary
Burn injuries are related to longer hospital stay. Patients who have a burned child are affected prolonged hospitalization. Social life and quality of life are affected by burn injuries. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of burn injury on parents.
Detailed description
Pediatric burn injuries is commonly seen. Burn injuries are extended from minor injuries to severe injuries. The severity of burn injury may affect burn related complications such as scar tissue and duration of hospitalization. This process extremely affect parents. Although parents are part of this prolonged treatments process, there is no study that evaluated of the impact of burn injury on parents. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of burn injury on parents.
Interventions
OTHERFamily impact scale
The family Impact Scale (FIS) will be completed by the parents
Sponsors
Hacettepe University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Parents who have a burned child * Parents who have a volunteer
Exclusion criteria
* Parents who have no confirm to participate this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Family of Impact scale | 15 minutes | questionnaire is a self-report instrument designed to measure the effects of childhood diseased on parents. A low score indicates a higher impact of the disease on the parents. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Health Profile | 15 minutes | Nottingham Health Profile is a widely used measure of perceived health status. The higher score is indicated the lower quality of life. |
| The hospital anxiety and depression scale | 15 minutes | It is a self-reported questionnaire that measures level of anxiety and depression. the higher score is indicated the higher anxiety level. |
| The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory | 15 minutes | It is used to determine anxiety level of parents. Higher scores are an indication of greater anxiety. |
| Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale | 15 minutes | The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale consists of two scales, the patient scale, which contains six items, and the observer scale, which contains five items. The higher score indicates the greater scar tissue |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed