Burn Publications

The posttraumatic response to burn injury leads to marked and prolonged skeletal muscle catabolism and weakness, which persist despite standard rehabilitation programs of occupational and physical therapy. We investigated whether a resistance exercise program would attenuate muscle loss and weakness that is typically found in children with thermal injury. ...

Study examining burn survivors' emotional distress and life satisfaction at hospital discharge and 6-month follow-up, and the relationship between these outcomes and medical and psychosocial variables. Data were from 295 adults hospitalized for major burn injuries. Results show that distress scores were higher and life satisfaction scores were lower ...

OBJECTIVE: The impact of body image dissatisfaction on quality of life after severe burn injury was investigated after controlling for other determinants of outcome (ie, injury, distress, and preburn quality of life).

This longitudinal, cohort study examined the effect of personality traits on the emergence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a recently traumatized, civilian, mixed-gender sample with significant injuries. Burn survivors (N = 70) were administered the NEO-Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM III-R (SCID) at ...

OBJECTIVE: The pain experienced by burn patients during physical therapy range of motion exercises can be extreme and can discourage patients from complying with their physical therapy. We explored the novel use of immersive virtual reality (VR) to distract patients from pain during physical therapy. SETTING: This study was ...

We investigated ratings of emotional distress and satisfaction with life at discharge from the hospital and at a 6-month follow-up in a multisite sample of 295 adults hospitalized for the care of a major burn injury. Several psychosocial variables (history of alcohol abuse, marital status, and previous mental health) ...

Clinical study examines the AlloDerm process that functions as a permanent dermal full-thickness autograft transplant that could reduce donor site trauma and complications. Current treatment is transplantation of split-thickness autografts that close the wound but create another at the donor site. The development of biosynthetic dermal substitutes is based ...