The relation between satisfaction with appearance and race and ethnicity: A National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research burn model system study

Model System:

Burn

Reference Type:

Journal article

Accession No.:

J89823

Journal:

Burns

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

2022 , 48, ,

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Abstract:

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. Linear regressions revealed that racial and ethnic minority status significantly related to lower satisfaction with appearance and social community integration compared to White individuals at all time points. In addition, satisfaction with appearance continued to significantly relate to greater social community integration even while accounting for race and ethnicity, age, sex, burn size, and physical disability at 6-, 12-, and 24-month time points. Overall, findings suggest that racial and ethnic minority burn survivors report greater dissatisfaction with their appearance and lower social community reintegration after burn injury.

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