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Psychological long-term adjustment in children with head burns
M A Landolt1, S Grubenmann, M Meuli
1Pediatric Burn Center, Department of Surgery, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland. mlandolt@kispi.unizh.ch
Objective:
To determine psychological adjustment of children after head burns.
Methods:
One hundred four children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 17 years were assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist 1 to 13 years after burn. Mean total body surface area burned was 18%. According to burn localization, patients were classified into two groups: patients with head burns versus patients with burns of other areas.
Results:
Psychological adjustment as measured by the broad- and narrow-band scales of the Child Behavior Checklist was normal in both samples of burned patients.
Conclusion:
This study failed to find any specific psychological problems in survivors of pediatric head burns.
