title: Burn patients' return to daily activities and participation as defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: A systematic review.
abstract: The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a universal classification system of health and health-related domains. The ICF has been successfully applied to a wide range of health conditions and diseases; however, its application in the field of burn recovery has been minimal. This systematic review uses the domains of the ICF component 'activities and participation' to explore: (1) the extent to which return to daily activities and community participation after burn has been examined in the pediatric population, (2) the most common assessments used to determine activity and participation outcomes, and (3) what activity and participation areas are most affected in the pediatric burn population after discharge from acute care. Results determined that it is difficult to draw overarching conclusions in the area of return to 'activities and participation' for children with burn based on the paucity of current evidence. Of the studies conducted, few examined the same subtopics or used similar measurements. This suggests a need for more robust studies in this area in order to inform and improve burn rehabilitation practices to meet the potential needs of burn patients beyond an acute care setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwest Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA. Electronic address: candice.osborne@utsouthwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Candice L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.affiliation: Shriners Hospital for Children, Shriners Burn Hospital, Galveston, TX 77555, USA; Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
authors.forename: Walter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.affiliation: Division of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Ottenbacher
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventative Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Arcari
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D002056:Burns / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D064702:International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; D020127:Recovery of Function; D000068958:Return to Sport
keywords: Activities and participation; Burn; Burn rehabilitation; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)