PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS OF CLIENTS SUFFERING FROM BURN DEFORMITIES

• Main Authors: Rashidinejad, M, Karimi, A., Jafarpoor, M, Mohammadi,M
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2001-04-01
• Series: نشریه پرستاری ایران
• Subjects: burn; deformity; psycholosocial problems.
• Online Access: http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-260-en.html

Background : One of the harmful and distressful events which may happen throughout everybody's life is burn. Most often the problems and complication of burn has ever- lasting effects. Burn deformities can lead to progressive isolation of victim and psychosocial problems.   Objective : To determine psychosocial problems of client suffering from burn's defect and it's relation to demographic data.   Design : This was a field study. Psychosocial problems were determined through questionnaire, then the intensity of problems were determined and the relation between problem and demographic data were measured.   Samples : 60 subject over 18 years were randomly selected from burn's clinics.   Results : Subject experienced psychosocial problems to various extent and intensity. There was a significant relation between psychosocial problems and the level of education and economic status (p<0.05). There also was a significant relation between psychosocial problems and client's economic status.   Conclusion : All responsible people or organization should provide proper education for people in order to prevent burn and accidents.