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Satisfaction with life after burn: A Burn Model System National Database Study.

J Goverman¹, K Mathews², D Nadler³

¹Sumner Redstone Burn Center, Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, United States; Shriners Hospitals for Children®-Boston, Boston, MA, United States.

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Burn survivors consistently report lower life satisfaction than the general population, with no improvement over two years. This highlights the need for interventions to enhance long-term well-being in burn patients.

Keywords:

Burn Outcome Satisfaction with life

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Rehabilitation Medicine
Psychosocial Health
Burn Injury Research

Background:

Major burn injuries often lead to long-term physical and psychosocial challenges.
Optimizing quality of life is a key focus in burn survivor care.
Understanding life satisfaction is crucial for patient-centered recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine self-reported life satisfaction in a large cohort of burn survivors.
To identify risk factors associated with life satisfaction scores.
To compare burn survivor satisfaction with life to non-burn populations.

Main Methods:

Analysis of data from the Burn Model System (BMS) database (1994-2014).
Inclusion of burn survivors aged 9+ years.
Assessment of Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) scores at discharge, 6, 12, and 24 months post-burn.
Step-wise regression to identify predictors of SWLS scores.

Main Results:

Mean SWLS scores for burn survivors remained consistently lower than non-burn norms across all time points.
No significant improvement in mean SWLS scores was observed over the 24-month follow-up period.
Factors such as gender, TBSA burned, LOS, school status, amputation, and drug abuse were associated with SWLS scores at various intervals.

Conclusions:

Burn survivors exhibit persistently lower life satisfaction compared to the general population.
Long-term follow-up reveals no significant improvement in life satisfaction post-burn.
There is a clear need for enhanced strategies to improve long-term patient-centered outcomes and life satisfaction for burn survivors.