title: The evolution and utility of the burn specific health scale: A systematic review.
abstract: The Burn Specific Health Scale (BSHS) is the most commonly used instrument used to evaluate burn survivors' quality of life (QOL). Multiple forms of the instrument exist; however, the literature lacks clarity in regard as to why a particular version of the BSHS was used and how the instrument performed in a variety of samples. This paper provides a review of the literature of the variations of the BSHS, its utility for research and clinical practice, and scoring concerns.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA. lyoder@mail.nur.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Linda H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Yoder
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nayback
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaylord
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires