Psychosocial care of persons with severe burns.
Treatment of people with burn injuries includes recovery of optimal function for survivors to fully participate in society, psychologically and physically. Increased likelihood of physical survival has led to greater concern for potential psychological morbidity for the burn survivor. Based on research and on many years of clinical experience in providing psychosocial care to burned children and adults, the authors outline their approach to assisting burn survivors and their families through the arduous process of recovery from admission through critical care, inpatient recuperation and reintegration upon hospital discharge. A philosophy of rehabilitation, a process that may occur for many months or years after patients' discharge from their acute hospitalization, is presented in the form of seven guidelines for working with burn survivors.
Blakeney
Patricia E
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Shriners Burns Hospital, University of Texas Medical Branch, 815 Market St., Galveston, TX 77550, United States. pblanken@utmb.edu
Rosenberg
Laura
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Rosenberg
Marta
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Faber
A W
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003469:Culture; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D020127:Recovery of Function