title: [Investigation and analysis of the self-esteem level and social adaptation ability of hospitalized burn patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the self-esteem level and social adaptation ability of hospitalized burn patients in our burn ward.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and twenty hospitalized burn patients in our burn ward were enrolled in the study and evaluated according to their sex, severity of burn injury and education level. Their self-esteem level and social adaptation ability were scored with the Felling of Inadequacy Scale and Abbreviated Burn Specific Health Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The general score of self-esteem of the patients with mild burns( 183+/-23) was obviously lower than that with moderate and severe burns (167+/-21 and 154 +/-24) , ( P <0.01). The self-esteem level of burn patients was different in different sex and education level. Among the self-esteem scores, male burn patients presented evidently higher scores of self evaluation, social ability, appearance, as well as the general score than those in the female ( P < 0.05). Moreover, the self evaluation score and study ability was higher in those with higher education level than those with lower education. Furthermore, the score of social adaptation ability was higher in the patients with mild burns than that in patients with moderate and severe burns ( P < 0. 01). The social adaptation ability and psychological function were much higher in male patients than those in female patients, but the former were weaker than the latter in regard to the body function. The psychological function, social relationship and general condition of the patients with lower education were better than those with higher education ( P <0. 05 ).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There existed difference in the self-esteem and social adaptation ability in different burn patients during different periods.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Burn Research, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Zheng-zhi
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Da-jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zong-cheng
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment