Roh Young Sook, Cho Hee, Oh Jung Ok, Yoon Cheon Jae
Red Cross College of Nursing, Seoul, South Korea.
Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi. 2007 Mar;37(2):221-6. doi: 10.4040/jkan.2007.37.2.221.
Hypertrophic scarring and depression are the principal problems of burn rehabilitation. This study was done to verify the effects of skin rehabilitation massage therapy (SRMT) on pruritus, skin status, and depression for Korean burn survivors.
A pretest-posttest design using a nonequivalent control group was applied to examine the effects of SRMT for 3 months in a group of 18 burn survivors. The major dependent variables-including pruritus, objective and subjective scar status, and depression-were measured at the beginning and at the end of the therapy to examine the effects of SRMT.
Burn survivors receiving SRMT showed reduced pruritus, improved skin status, and depression. The remaining scar also showed improvement in skin pigmentation, pliability, vascularity, and height (compared to the surrounding skin) as measured on the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS).
The findings demonstrate that SRMT for burn survivors may improve their scars both objectively and subjectively, and also reduce pruritus and depression.
肥厚性瘢痕和凹陷是烧伤康复的主要问题。本研究旨在验证皮肤康复按摩疗法（SRMT）对韩国烧伤幸存者瘙痒、皮肤状况和抑郁的影响。
采用非等效对照组的前测-后测设计，对18名烧伤幸存者进行为期3个月的SRMT效果研究。在治疗开始和结束时测量主要因变量，包括瘙痒、客观和主观瘢痕状况以及抑郁，以检验SRMT的效果。
接受SRMT的烧伤幸存者瘙痒减轻，皮肤状况改善，抑郁减轻。根据温哥华瘢痕量表（VSS）测量，剩余瘢痕在皮肤色素沉着、柔韧性、血管分布和高度（与周围皮肤相比）方面也有所改善。
研究结果表明，SRMT对烧伤幸存者可能在客观和主观上改善其瘢痕，同时减轻瘙痒和抑郁。
