title: Examining the Correlation between Objective Injury Parameters, Personality Traits, and Adjustment Measures among Burn Victims.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Burn victims experience immense physical and mental hardship during their process of rehabilitation and regaining functionality. We examined different objective burn-related factors as well as psychological ones, in the form of personality traits that may affect the rehabilitation process and its outcome.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the influence and correlation of specific personality traits and objective injury-related parameters on the adjustment of burn victims post-injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-two male patients admitted to our burn unit due to burn injuries were compared with 36 healthy male individuals by use of questionnaires to assess each group's psychological adjustment parameters. Multivariate and hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to identify differences between the groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant negative correlation was found between the objective burn injury severity (e.g., total body surface area and burn depth) and the adjustment of burn victims (p < 0.05, p < 0.001, Table 3). Moreover, patients more severely injured tend to be more neurotic (p < 0.001), and less extroverted and agreeable (p < 0.01, Table 4).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Extroverted burn victims tend to adjust better to their post-injury life while the neurotic patients tend to have difficulties adjusting. This finding may suggest new tools for early identification of maladjustment-prone patients and therefore provide them with better psychological support in a more dedicated manner.
authors: The Burn Unit, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center (Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University) , Ramat Gan , Israel.
authors: Oren
authors: O
authors: Weissman
authors: The Burn Unit, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center (Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University) , Ramat Gan , Israel.
authors: Noam
authors: N
authors: Domniz
authors: Psychology Service, Sheba Medical Center (Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University) , Ramat Gan , Israel.
authors: Yoel
authors: Y
authors: Potachnik
authors: Psychology Service, Sheba Medical Center (Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University) , Ramat Gan , Israel.
authors: Dalia
authors: D
authors: Gilboa
authors: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University) , Tzrifin , Israel.
authors: Tal
authors: T
authors: Raviv
authors: The Burn Unit, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center (Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University) , Ramat Gan , Israel.
authors: Liran
authors: L
authors: Barzilai
authors: The Burn Unit, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center (Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University) , Ramat Gan , Israel.
authors: Nimrod
authors: N
authors: Farber
authors: The Burn Unit, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center (Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University) , Ramat Gan , Israel.
authors: Moti
authors: M
authors: Harats
authors: The Burn Unit, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center (Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University) , Ramat Gan , Israel.
authors: Eyal
authors: E
authors: Winkler
authors: The Burn Unit, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center (Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University) , Ramat Gan , Israel ; The Talpiot Medical Leadership Program, Sheba Medical Center , Ramat Gan , Israel.
authors: Josef
authors: J
authors: Haik
keywords: TBSA; burn victims; objective injury parameters; personality traits; study