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- Title
The effectiveness of the psychosocial empowerment program in early adjustment among adult burn survivors.
- Authors
Shokre, Evon S.; Mohammed, Shaymaa Elsayed Mossad; Elhapashy, Heba Mohammed Mahmoud; Elsharkawy, Nadia Bassuoni; Ramadan, Osama Mohamed Elsayed; Abdelaziz, Enas Mahrous
- Abstract
Background: Burns constitute a major global health challenge, causing not only physical trauma, but also significant psychosocial and emotional disturbances. The complexity of these injuries requires comprehensive rehabilitation programs that address both the physical and psychosocial aspects of recovery. Despite advances in medical care, there is a lack of standardized, accessible, and sustainable psychosocial interventions for burn survivors, particularly in the transition from hospital to home. This study aimed to develop and evaluate a nurse-led psychosocial empowerment intervention for early adjustment among burn survivors after hospital discharge. Methods: The study adopted a quasi-experimental framework. A convenient sample of 80 adult burn survivors was randomly divided into an intervention group, receiving the psychosocial empowerment program, and a control group, continuing standard care from November 2022 to May 2023. The effectiveness of the program was evaluated using various tools that measure satisfaction with appearance, coping abilities, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The intervention focused on enhancing resilience, self-efficacy, and adaptive coping, through targeted skill building in stress management, adaptability to coping, social reintegration, emotion regulation, and problem-solving. Results: Participants in the intervention group demonstrated significant improvements in body image satisfaction, coping abilities, and symptoms of PTSD compared to the control group. Conclusions: The psychosocial empowerment program effectively addressed the psychosocial needs of burn survivors and enhanced their early adjustment after hospital discharge. The findings highlight the critical role of psychosocial support in the rehabilitation of burn survivors and underscore the need to integrate such interventions into standard post-discharge care. Future research should focus on the long-term effects of these interventions and their applicability in diverse settings.
- Subjects
EGYPT; WELL-being; EVALUATION of human services programs; BURNS &; scalds; RESEARCH methodology; MULTIPLE regression analysis; SELF-efficacy; HUMAN services programs; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; T-test (Statistics); DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; CHI-squared test; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis software
- Publication
BMC Nursing, 2024, Vol 23, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1472-6955
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12912-024-01700-x