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Outcomes Assessment After Hand Burns.

Shepard P Johnson1, Kevin C Chung2

  • 1Department of Surgery, Saint Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, 5333 McAuley Drive, Suite 2111, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA.

Hand Clinics
|April 2, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Assessing function after hand burns requires considering biological, social, and psychological impacts. More research is needed to validate current tools for hand burn outcomes within the ICF framework.

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Area of Science:

  • Rehabilitation medicine
  • Burn care research
  • Disability assessment

Background:

  • Effective management of hand burn patients necessitates accurate assessment of function and disability.
  • Hand burns have significant biological, social, and psychological impacts.
  • The International Classification of Functioning Disability (ICF) and Health Core Sets for Hand Conditions offers a framework for measurement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of comprehensive assessment in hand burn management.
  • To review the current landscape of outcome measures for hand injuries.
  • To identify the need for validated instruments specific to hand burn populations within the ICF framework.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing outcome measures for hand and burn injuries.
Keywords:
BurnsHandOutcomesWHO-ICF

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  • Analysis of the applicability of the ICF framework to hand burn assessment.
  • Identification of research gaps in validated assessment tools.

    • Main Results:

    • Numerous outcome measures exist for hand or burn injuries, but few are validated for hand burn patients.
    • Current assessment tools may not fully capture the multifaceted impact of hand burns.
    • There is a need to align existing instruments with the ICF framework for hand burns.

    Conclusions:

    • Accurate assessment of function and disability is crucial for improving hand burn patient care.
    • Existing outcome measures require further validation within the specific context of hand burns.
    • Future research should focus on developing and validating assessment instruments aligned with the ICF for hand burn populations.