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- Title
T3 Are Burns a Chronic Condition: Examining Physical and Mental Functioning up to 20 Years After Injury.
- Authors
Abouzeid, Callie; Wolfe, Audrey E; Carrougher, Gretchen J; Gibran, Nicole S; Holavanahalli, Radha K; Ni, Pengsheng; Roaten, Kimberly; Ryan, Colleen M; Suman, Oscar E; Wolf, Steven E; Kazis, Lewis E; Schneider, Jeffrey C
- Abstract
Introduction Burn survivors often face many long-term physical and psychological symptoms associated with their injury. To date, however, few studies have examined the impact of burn injuries on quality of life beyond 2 years post-injury. The purpose of this study is to examine the physical and mental well-being of burn survivors up to 20 years after injury. Methods Data from the Burn Model System National Database (1997–2020) were analyzed. Patient-reported outcome measures were collected at discharge with a recall of preinjury status, and then at 5, 10, 15, and 20 years after injury. Outcomes examined were the Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) of the Short Form-12. Trajectories were developed using linear mixed methods model with repeated measures of PCS and MCS scores over time and controlling for demographic and clinical variables. The model fitted score trajectory was generated with 95% confidence intervals to demonstrate score changes over time and associations with covariates. Results The study population included 420 adult burn survivors with a mean age of 42.4 years. The population was mainly male (66%) and white (76.4%) with a mean burn size of 21.5% and length of hospital stay of 31.3 days. Higher PCS scores were associated with follow-up time points closer to injury, shorter hospital stay, and younger age. Similarly, higher MCS scores were associated with earlier follow-up time points, shorter hospital stay, female gender, and non-perineal burns. MCS trajectories are demonstrated in the Figure. Conclusions Burn survivors' physical and mental health worsened over time. Such a trend is different from previous reported results for mental health in the general population. Demographic and clinical predictors of recovery over time are identified.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL mobility; CHRONIC diseases; QUALITY of life; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; PHYSICAL training &; conditioning
- Publication
Journal of Burn Care & Research, 2021, Vol 42, pS2
- ISSN
1559-047X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jbcr/irab032.002