Nour Al Ghriwati1, Megan Sutter1, Bradford S Pierce1, Paul B Perrin2, Shelley A Wiechman3, Jeffrey C Schneider4. 1. Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. 2. Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. Electronic address: pperrin@vcu.edu. 3. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 4. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To use latent growth curve and longitudinal structural equation modeling to examine the 2-year trajectory of satisfaction with appearance in adults with burn injury, and that trajectory's effect on depression 5 years after burn injury. DESIGN: Data were collected at discharge after burn injury hospitalization and at 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, and 5 years postdischarge. SETTING: The Burn Model Systems (BMS) program consisted of a data center and 5 participating burn centers. PARTICIPANTS: The sample consisted of adults (N=720) who were hospitalized for a burn injury, enrolled in the BMS database, and completed measures at least once throughout the 5-year study duration. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Satisfaction With Appearance Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (depression). RESULTS: Women with burn injury reported higher levels of dissatisfaction with their appearance in comparison to their male counterparts over the 2 years after discharge. Individuals with a larger total body surface area (TBSA) affected by a burn also reported greater body dissatisfaction across the postdischarge 2-year period. Results did not support significant gender or TBSA differences in the rate of change of body dissatisfaction trajectories across these 2 years. Individuals with greater body dissatisfaction at 6 months postdischarge tended to have higher depressive symptoms at 5 years. Six month postdischarge, body dissatisfaction scores also mediated the effects of gender and TBSA on depressive symptoms 5 years later. CONCLUSIONS: It is recommended that individuals with heightened body image dissatisfaction after a burn, particularly women and those with larger TBSA, participate in evidence-based psychosocial interventions to improve long-term adjustment.
OBJECTIVES: To use latent growth curve and longitudinal structural equation modeling to examine the 2-year trajectory of satisfaction with appearance in adults with burn injury, and that trajectory's effect on depression 5 years after burn injury. DESIGN: Data were collected at discharge after burn injury hospitalization and at 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, and 5 years postdischarge. SETTING: The Burn Model Systems (BMS) program consisted of a data center and 5 participating burn centers. PARTICIPANTS: The sample consisted of adults (N=720) who were hospitalized for a burn injury, enrolled in the BMS database, and completed measures at least once throughout the 5-year study duration. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Satisfaction With Appearance Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (depression). RESULTS: Women with burn injury reported higher levels of dissatisfaction with their appearance in comparison to their male counterparts over the 2 years after discharge. Individuals with a larger total body surface area (TBSA) affected by a burn also reported greater body dissatisfaction across the postdischarge 2-year period. Results did not support significant gender or TBSA differences in the rate of change of body dissatisfaction trajectories across these 2 years. Individuals with greater body dissatisfaction at 6 months postdischarge tended to have higher depressive symptoms at 5 years. Six month postdischarge, body dissatisfaction scores also mediated the effects of gender and TBSA on depressive symptoms 5 years later. CONCLUSIONS: It is recommended that individuals with heightened body image dissatisfaction after a burn, particularly women and those with larger TBSA, participate in evidence-based psychosocial interventions to improve long-term adjustment.
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