Burn Publications

Adolescence is a period of major developmental and social change, and when coupled with the challenges of burn injuries, it can significantly affect social interactions and relationships. To develop a burn-specific outcome measure for teens, the Teen-Aged Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (TA-LIBRE12-19) was created. This study details the qualitative ...

The Preschool Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation Computer Adaptive Test was developed using Rasch methods and computer adaptive testing technologies to assess burn recovery among children aged 1-5 years. To enhance accessibility in settings without advanced computer technology, this study developed short forms. Calibration data from the Preschool Life Impact ...

IntroductionCommunity health is affected by transportation access, an underexplored factor in burn outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the associations of transportation mode with health service utilization and social community integration after burn injury.MethodsA multicenter burn longitudinal dataset was analyzed from 2018 to 2024. Self-reported transportation modality was examined ...

Advances in burn care have markedly improved survival after major injuries. However, survivors often experience significant physical and psychosocial sequelae. We aimed to characterize long-term health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among burn survivors to inform expected trajectories, rehabilitation needs, and common impairments. Adult burn survivors from a multicenter, longitudinal cohort ...

IntroductionChronic air pollution, specifically particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), increases the risk and severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and is most concentrated in lower-income areas. Burn survivors from these communities may be especially vulnerable to respiratory complications of burn injury and inhalation injury (IH). This study aims to investigate ...

IntroductionViolent or intentional burn injuries represent a severe form of trauma often stemming from interpersonal conflicts and high-risk social circumstances. There is a paucity of literature examining the socioeconomic factors associated with violent burn injuries and how their clinical outcomes differ from non-violent burns. The objective of this study is ...

IntroductionAssessing health-related quality of life in school-aged children is a continued challenge to the burn field. A new instrument, designed to monitor key aspects of a child’s life following burn injury, is needed to address this challenge. This instrument can support recovery and rehabilitation in children living with burns during ...

BackgroundBurn survivors experience lower levels of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) compared to U.S. population norms one year post injury. Research suggests that social support predicts functional outcomes, and while studies comparing impact of life satisfaction on HRQOL following burn injury, there is less known about the role of social ...

Introduction:Rehabilitation at inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) has been shown to improve seriously injured patients' long-term functional independence. However, not all patients with severe injuries are discharged to an IRF. The aim of this study is to examine differences in the proportion of severely injured patients discharged to IRFs across US ...

Study reviewed the literature on the use of digital interventions for social participation in adults with long-term physical conditions. MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases were searched for studies that adopted digital technology interventions to improve social participation in adults with long-term physical conditions. Data on study methodology, participant and ...

Study examined the validity and reliability of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)-29 scores among burn survivors. The PROMIS-29 scores of physical function, anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, ability to participate in social roles, and pain interference were evaluated for validity and reliability in adult burn survivors. Unidimensionality, floor ...

Article describes a study underway that uses digital phenotyping to characterize burn survivors’ psychosocial recovery. Digital phenotyping refers to the process of quantifying individual behavior using data generated through human interaction with electronic devices, in particular smartphones. This data can be both: (1) active, wherein the individual is required to ...

Study summarized successful use of trajectory curves to inform the development and eventual clinical implementation of Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile trajectory curves for specific domains that focus on social re-integration. Trajectory curves are valuable tools to benchmark patient health status and predict future outcomes. A scoping review ...

Study explored whether racial and ethnic minority status is related to satisfaction with appearance and social community integration. Participants included 1,318 burn survivors from the Burn Model System National Database who completed measures of satisfaction with appearance and social community integration at baseline, 6-, 12-, and 24-months after burn injury. ...

Study investigated the relationship between burn survivor finances (i.e., personal income, health insurance payer) and health-related quality of life (HRQL). Burn survivors with complete data for preinjury personal income and payer status were extracted from the longitudinal Burn Model System (BMS) National Database. HRQL outcomes were measured with the Veterans ...

Article introduces a special journal issue that presents research at the intersection of disability and substance use disorders (SUD). Integrative and holistic SUD prevention and treatment efforts, including pain management, are essential to address the complex needs of people with both disability and SUD. Eleven articles include themes examining the ...

Study examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) at discharge and self-reported physical function (PF) and caregiver proxy-reported PF during recovery of burned children. PF outcome measures were self-reported mobility, proxy-reported mobility, and upper extremity PF evaluated using Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) measures at 6, 12, and ...

Study explored how reconstructive surgery, socio-demographics, and burn severity impacts health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after burn injury and identified patient and injury characteristics associated with the likelihood of undergoing reconstructive surgery within 24-months of burn injury. Patient and PROMIS-29 Profile v2.0 (HRQoL) data were extracted from the Burn Model ...

Study developed an admission scoring system that assesses the risk of development of depression or posttraumatic stress (DPTS)symptoms in the burn population. This study is a retrospective review of the prospectively collected Burn Model System National Database that included 486 adult burn survivors enrolled from 2014 to 2018. The primary ...