Ling-Juan Zhang1, Jie Cao2, Ping Feng3, Juan Huang1, Jian Lu4, Xiao-Ying Lu1, Zhao-Fan Xia5. 1. Nursing Department, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China. 2. Anesthesiology Department, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China. 3. Burn Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China. 4. Department of Medical Statistics, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China. 5. Burn Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China. Electronic address: xiazhaofan@163.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The study aims to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) in burn patients in China and find out principal influencing factors, so as to provide evidence for interventions. METHODS: A total of 271 burn patients in three major burn units in China were asked to fill in the adapted Chinese version (ACV) of the Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (ACV BSHS-B) in order to seek out the principal influencing factors in combination with a self-designed demographic and disease condition questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression was used to analyse the principal influencing factors. RESULTS: The findings showed that there were seven principal influencing factors for the overall ACV BSHS-B score. They were: percent total body surface area (TBSA) burned (with the standardised regression coefficient being -0.594), burn area of lower limber (0.241), itch level (-0.227), pain level (-0.220), gender (0.217), mechanical ventilation (0.216) and hand deformity (-0.141). CONCLUSION: QOL decreased in burn patients to different degrees depending on the intensity of burns. With a better understanding of influencing factors of burn patients' QOL, the medical and nursing staff can take specific countermeasures to help patients gain a higher QOL.
OBJECTIVE: The study aims to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) in burn patients in China and find out principal influencing factors, so as to provide evidence for interventions. METHODS: A total of 271 burn patients in three major burn units in China were asked to fill in the adapted Chinese version (ACV) of the Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (ACV BSHS-B) in order to seek out the principal influencing factors in combination with a self-designed demographic and disease condition questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression was used to analyse the principal influencing factors. RESULTS: The findings showed that there were seven principal influencing factors for the overall ACV BSHS-B score. They were: percent total body surface area (TBSA) burned (with the standardised regression coefficient being -0.594), burn area of lower limber (0.241), itch level (-0.227), pain level (-0.220), gender (0.217), mechanical ventilation (0.216) and hand deformity (-0.141). CONCLUSION: QOL decreased in burn patients to different degrees depending on the intensity of burns. With a better understanding of influencing factors of burn patients' QOL, the medical and nursing staff can take specific countermeasures to help patients gain a higher QOL.
Authors: Inge Spronk; Catherine M Legemate; Jan Dokter; Nancy E E van Loey; Margriet E van Baar; Suzanne Polinder Journal: Crit Care Date: 2018-06-14 Impact factor: 9.097