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This study studied hospital discharges from three major U.S. burn centers to learn which factors predicted whether older burn patients were discharged with independent or non-independent living statuses. Previous research suggested that older burn patients who are discharged with non-independent living status are more likely to ...
Part of the Hot Topics Series: Employment After Burn Injury Our featured video clip shows the impact of burn injury (Burn) on employment. Ben Swanson explains his experiences with Burn Model Systems’ researchers and how he addressed the challenges of returning to work after sustaining an injury. ...
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This study assessed the feasibility of administering a computerized burn specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) in an outpatient, clinical setting. Researchers adapted the Young Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire (YABOQ) to a computer-based survey approach to provide information about an individual burn patient’s recovery in comparison to ...
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This study tested how effective the medication propranolol is in treating children with major burn injuries. Researchers looked at whether propranolol can help reduce problems with the functioning of body systems and organs caused by burn injury. The study tested the effectiveness medicine in children in ...
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Burn injury survivors usually suffer a great deal of pain during their entire course of treatment and thereafter up to 7-12 years. However, not much is known about the causes of persistent or chronic pain in burn patients. Even less is known about the pain suffered ...
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Burn injury can lead to high blood glucose and insulin resistance, right after injury. With insulin resistance, the body produces insulin but does not use it effectively. Little is known about the long-term effects of insulin resistance in burn injury survivors younger than 21 years of ...
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Hypertrophic scarring following burn trauma is thought to be an important contributor to treatment outcomes. In order to understand the risks from burns, a good, reliable measure of scars is needed. The researchers set out to survey burn-care providers to learn if a widely used scar ...
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The purpose of this study was to the compare psychological difficulties experienced for children with electrical injuries (EI) and children without electrical injuries (non-EI). Some differences were evident between the groups immediately after injury; however, long-term outcomes were similar.
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There were no significant ...
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This study looked at differences in long-term employment outcomes for burn survivors who received post-acute care. Post-acute care (PAC) settings are facilities that provide rehabilitation or palliative services after a stay in an acute care hospital. For example, PACs include skilled nursing facilities, long-term care hospitals, ...
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This study reviews the development of a framework describing the key elements for evaluating preschool-aged children’s (ages 1- 5) recovery from burn injury using a parent-reported health outcomes assessment.
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This study found three health outcome domains that are most impacted by preschool-aged ...
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Each year, close to 45,000 people are admitted to the hospital for burn treatment. Advances in burn care over the past 40 years have led to better survival rates. Yet patients face challenges as they leave the hospital and reintegrate into society. Patients who receive inpatient ...
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This study explored the characteristics and outcomes for burn patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF). The goal of this study was to determine whether re-admitted patients had outcomes different from those who required only one stay.
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The researchers reported that no significant ...
Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System (BH-BIMS) is a collaborative research effort between Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (SRH), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and Harvard Medical School (HMS). The mission of the burn programs at MGH, BWH, and SRH is to promote excellence in patient care, education, and ...
The MSKTC works closely with researchers in the 4 Burn Model Systems to develop resources for people living with burn injuries and their supporters. These evidence-based materials are available in a variety of formats such as printable PDF documents, videos, and slideshows.
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This study attempted to answer three questions: 1. How many people admitted to a rehabilitation hospital for management of burn injury had difficulties with memory, attention, and/or problem solving (cognitivecommunication skills); 2. What medical and social factors might result in continued difficulty with memory, attention, or ...
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Researchers were interested in the effectiveness of an intervention that increased the rate of return to work among burn survivors. The study looked at a group of interventions that sought to return employees who had been injured on the job back to work within 90 days ...
Study explored how hypermetabolism contributes to muscle wasting in burn patients. It was hypothesized that oxidative stress, cytosolic protein degradation, and mitochondrial stress as a result of hypermetabolism contribute to postburn muscle cachexia. Fourteen patients with burns covering more than 30 percent of their total body surface area were ...
Study investigated the effect of a neuropathic pain control protocol, as well as early gabapentin initiation (within 72 hours of burn injury), on total inpatient opioid use, chronic pain, and itch. The Burn Model System National Database was used to capture information collected from a single institution for patients over ...
Study analyzed qualitative data collected using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey at one burn center over two years to identify areas for care improvement. Comments returned with survey may provide important patient perspectives. A total of 610 inpatient HCAHPS surveys (21 percent response rate) ...
Study implemented a four-step process to evaluate the measurement properties of the Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire (PSQ) and the Social Comfort Questionnaire (SCQ) among long-term pediatric burn survivors. Participants included 369 pediatric and 347 adult burn survivors. First, a series of confirmatory factor analyses compared the hypothesized four-factor model comprising ...