Health related quality of life in burn patients--a review of the literature

Demetris Stavrou; Oren Weissman; Ariel Tessone; Isaac Zilinsky; Samantha Holloway; Julie Boyd; Josef Haik

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2013.11.014

Health related quality of life in burn patients--a review of the literature

Burns. 2014 Aug;40(5):788-96. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2013.11.014. Epub 2014 Jan 13.

Authors

Demetris Stavrou¹, Oren Weissman², Ariel Tessone², Isaac Zilinsky², Samantha Holloway³, Julie Boyd³, Josef Haik²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel; St George's, University of London/Medical School at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. Electronic address: stavrou.d@unic.ac.cy.
² Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer Affiliated to Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
³ Wound Healing Research Unit, Institute for Translation, Innovation, Methodology and Engagement (TIME), Cardiff University, School of Medicine, United Kingdom.

PMID: 24433939
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2013.11.014

Abstract

The burn trauma is multifactorial and involves pathophysiologic processes of all of the body's systems. The impact it could have on a person's life includes impairments on their esthetic appearance, interpersonal relationships, psychological, social and physical functioning. Previously, the outcomes of burn care were confined in the context of mortality and length of hospital stay. Currently, a shift is afoot from defining good health care as merely the reduction of morbidity and mortality to a more holistic approach that involves aspects of Health Related Quality of Life. In this article we aim to present a concise review of the relevant literature and relevant topics pertaining Health Related Quality of Life and burn.

Keywords: Burns; Health Related Quality of Life; Plastic surgery; Scars.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Burns / psychology
Burns / rehabilitation*
Health Status*
Humans
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Quality of Life* / psychology
Survivors / psychology