Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Disabil Rehabil. 2010;32(6):431-7. doi: 10.3109/09638280802532555.
By using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, the focus of this study was to describe the changes associated with burns on the lives of Brazilian burn victims during the rehabilitation phase, and to investigate possible associations between the changes in work reported by the participants and the percentage of total body surface area burnt, and the body areas affected by the injury.
Participants were 18 years of age or older, who had been discharged from hospitalisation between 6 months and 1 year before the interview, or who underwent reconstructive surgery during the previous year, or who were under outpatient follow-up awaiting reconstructive surgery. Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews.
Thirty-eight of the 44 participants (86.4%) reported some type of changes associated with the burn injury, the treatment, or both, regarding the following aspects: work, leisure, relationships, religious ties, educational activities and habits (smoking, using alcohol and drugs and dressing style). The data showed a statistically significant association between burns on at least one of the upper limbs (with or without hands) and changes in work.
Some of the aspects mentioned by the participants, such as work and leisure activities, need to be further researched in order to improve our understanding of the impact that these changes causes in the person's life.
本研究采用定性和定量相结合的方法，旨在描述巴西烧伤患者在康复阶段与烧伤相关的生活变化，并探讨参与者报告的工作变化与烧伤总面积百分比以及受伤部位之间可能存在的关联。
参与者年龄在 18 岁或以上，在访谈前 6 个月至 1 年内已出院，或在过去一年中接受过重建手术，或正在门诊接受随访等待重建手术。通过半结构化访谈收集数据。
44 名参与者中有 38 名（86.4%）报告了与烧伤、治疗或两者相关的某些类型的变化，涉及以下方面：工作、休闲、人际关系、宗教关系、教育活动和习惯（吸烟、饮酒和吸毒以及着装风格）。数据显示，上肢（有或没有手）至少有一处烧伤与工作变化之间存在统计学显著关联。
参与者提到的一些方面，如工作和休闲活动，需要进一步研究，以加深我们对这些变化对个人生活造成的影响的理解。
