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Study examined demographic and clinical characteristics predicting engagement in sexual activity and romantic relationships in a sample of adult burn survivors compared to a general United States sample. Data were obtained from 601 adult burn survivors who participated in field-testing for the calibration of the Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation ...

Study investigated whether a six-week exercise program combined with short-term metformin administration improves aerobic and strength exercise capacity to a greater degree than exercise and placebo, while improving glucose tolerance and muscle metabolic function. Children received placebo or metformin (500 mg, twice daily) at 72 to 96 hours after admission ...

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 examined the epidemiology of temperature sensitivity after burn injury and determined its associations with satisfaction with life, physical health, and mental health using validated on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures. Temperature sensitivity is thought to be caused by two general mechanisms: (1) loss of vasodilation, sweating, and piloerection ...

Study explored gender-related differences in long-term social participation outcomes following burn injury. Specifically, this study analyzed data from 601 burn survivors who completed field testing of a new measure of social participation for burn survivors, the Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile. The LIBRE Profile evaluates six specific areas ...

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 ...

Article describes the development and evaluation of the validity of the Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire (ABOQ), a brief measure that can be administered electronically to all burn survivors over the age of 18. The 15-item ABOQ was developed from the already validated Young Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire long form. ...

Study examine the outcomes of young adults with facial burns across multiple domains of functional status when compared with those without facial burns. This 5-year (2003–2008) prospective multicenter study included burn survivors (age 19–30 years) who completed the Young Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire (YABOQ) from 0 to 36 months after ...

Study investigated the effect of a neuropathic pain control protocol, as well as early gabapentin initiation (within 72 hours of burn injury), on total inpatient opioid use, chronic pain, and itch. The Burn Model System National Database was used to capture information collected from a single institution for patients over ...

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 ...

Study evaluated the association between specific comorbidities and long-term, patient-reported health-related quality of life measures after burn injury. A unique dataset of patient-reported outcomes was generated by merging the Harborview Medical Center Trauma Registry and the Burn Model Systems National Database. The merged dataset included 493 adult participants. Demographic data, ...

Study examined the association of extremity contractures with employment after burn injury. Data were obtained from the Burn Model System database for adult patients who were working prior to injury and discharged with and without a contracture in one of the major extremity joints (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ...

Study examined the long-term outcomes of electrical injuries by comparing them to fire/flame injuries. Data from the Burn Model System National Database collected between 1996 and 2015 was examined. Demographic and clinical characteristics for adult burn survivors with electrical and fire/flame injuries were compared. Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Short ...

Study compared the incidence and severity of single organ failure (SOF) and multiple organ failure (MOF) as well as other complications between electrically and thermally burned children. A total of 288 pediatric patients, 96 with electrical burns (EB) and 192 with other thermal burns (CTR) were analyzed. Demographic data; length ...

This review article describes the contributions of the Galveston P50 Research Center in Peri-Operative Sciences (RCIPS) that have changed post-burn care and have considerably reduced post-burn mortality. Since the inception of the P50 RCIPS funding mechanism, the National Institute for General Medical Sciences has supported a team approach to science. ...

Study examined the frequency of scar-related morbidity for up to 2 years after injury and analyzed the impact of hypertrophic scarring (HTS) on long-term functional, psychosocial, and reintegration outcomes. Analysis was conducted on data collected between January 2006 and May 2014 from 960 patients (2,440 anatomic burn sites) using the ...

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. ...