OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have suggested a link between heart rate (HR) following trauma and the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study expands on previous work by evaluating HR in burn patients followed longitudinally for symptoms of acute stress disorder (ASD) and PTSD. METHOD: Data were collected from ...
Johns Hopkins University Burn Injury Rehabilitation Model System
Study assessed psychometric properties of the brief COPE (BCOPE) in hospitalized patients with burn injury. The BCOPE is a 28-item measure developed from the full-version COPE inventory (60 items) to provide an efficient means of assessing coping behaviors. A total of 362 participants admitted to the hospital with a ...
Johns Hopkins University Burn Injury Rehabilitation Model System