Burn injuries, pain and distress: exploring the role of stress symptomatology.
Forty-three consecutive patients were assessed for post-traumatic stress 7 days after admission to hospital. Patients were asked to complete the Impact-of-Event Scale. Findings indicated that among the 43 patients 52.1 per cent experienced serious levels of stress symptomatology. A Visual Analog Thermometer was employed to measure the pain experienced at rest and during therapeutic procedures. High levels of post-traumatic stress were associated with higher pain scores during therapeutic procedures and more pain when at rest.
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Burn Center, Zuiderziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires