Rising from the ashes: stories of recovery, adaptation and resiliency in burn survivors.
Burn-injured people are confronted with enormous challenges in their recovery process on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. Despite the magnitude of trauma, there has been a dearth of research exploring adult burn survivors' perception of their experiences. In this qualitative study, eight burn survivors were interviewed. Influences that impacted their experiences such as perceived memories, time, and age when burned were distinguished from the multiple themes of losses to identity, life style, relationships and physical functioning as well as themes of adaptation, coping and resiliency. Drawing from the burn survivors' stories of recovery can provide insights for social workers and other health care professionals in serving this compelling population more effectively.
Williams
Nancy R
NR
School of Social Work, The University of Georgia, Athens 30602-7016, USA. nwilliam@arches.uga.edu
Davey
Maureen
M
Klock-Powell
Kathryn
K
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D020377:Self Efficacy; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*