Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Beverwijk, The Netherlands.
Burns. 2011 Dec;37(8):1317-25. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2011.01.009. Epub 2011 Jul 12.
This study focuses on possible effects of specialized summer camps on young burn survivors' self esteem and body image.
Quantitative as well as qualitative measures was used. To study possible effects, a pretest-posttest comparison group design with a follow-up was employed. Self-report questionnaires were used to measure self esteem and body image in a burn camp group (n=83, 8-18 years) and in a comparison group of children with burns who did not attend a burn camp during the course of the study (n=90, 8-18 years). Additionally, burn camp participants and parents completed an evaluation form about benefits derived from burn camp.
A small positive short-term effect of burn camp participation was found on the 'satisfaction with appearance' component of body image. Overall, participants and parents showed high appreciation of the burn camps and reported several benefits, particularly concerning meeting other young burn survivors.
Albeit statistically modest, this is the first quantitative study to document on a significant short-term impact of burn camp on young burn survivors' body image. Implications of this result for future research and burn camp organization were discussed, including the strengths of residential camps for young burn survivors.
本研究关注的是专门的夏令营对年轻烧伤幸存者自尊和身体形象的可能影响。
采用定量和定性测量方法。为了研究可能的影响，采用了前测-后测比较组设计，并进行了随访。使用自我报告问卷来测量烧伤夏令营组（n=83，8-18 岁）和在研究过程中未参加烧伤夏令营的烧伤儿童对照组（n=90，8-18 岁）的自尊和身体形象。此外，烧伤夏令营的参与者和家长填写了一份关于从烧伤夏令营中获得的收益的评估表。
发现参加烧伤夏令营对身体形象的“对外观的满意度”有一个小的短期积极影响。总体而言，参与者和家长对烧伤夏令营给予了高度评价，并报告了几个好处，特别是可以结识其他年轻烧伤幸存者。
尽管在统计学上微不足道，但这是第一项记录烧伤夏令营对年轻烧伤幸存者身体形象产生显著短期影响的定量研究。讨论了这一结果对未来研究和烧伤夏令营组织的意义，包括为年轻烧伤幸存者提供住宿夏令营的优势。
