Idrees Samreen, Gul Iram, Faize Fayyaz Ahmad, Akhtar Mubeen
From the Department of Humanities, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Federal Pakistan.
J Burn Care Res. 2017 Nov/Dec;38(6):e934-e943. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000525.
This study was aimed to explore the level of psychological distress and posttraumatic stress among female burn survivors in Pakistan. It was also intended to study the kind of social support available to these burn survivors in a society where women right violation is common. The sample consisted of 35 female burn victims selected from two hospitals. General Health Questionnaire, posttraumatic stress disorder Checklist-Specific, and Social Support Scale were used to measure study variables in addition to a short open-ended questionnaire to identify coping strategies of these burn survivors. Consistent with the hypothesis, results found a high level of psychological reaction among female burn survivors. About one-quarter of the sample (23%) presented severe symptoms of psychological distress whereas 20% of the sample reported to experience severe posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. There was a significant inverse relationship between psychological reactions and social support as hypothesized. Majority of female burn victims found to use emotion-focused coping (EFC) mainly including prayers, emotional discourse, and using drugs. The findings of the study would be helpful to plastic surgeons, dermatologists, psychologists, and social workers to understand the patient's psychological reactions, their copying styles, and the role of social support in the rehabilitation program for these survivors.
本研究旨在探讨巴基斯坦女性烧伤幸存者的心理困扰程度和创伤后应激情况。同时，本研究还旨在研究在一个侵犯妇女权利现象普遍的社会中，这些烧伤幸存者可获得的社会支持类型。样本由从两家医院选取的35名女性烧伤受害者组成。除了一份用于识别这些烧伤幸存者应对策略的简短开放式问卷外，还使用了一般健康问卷、创伤后应激障碍检查表 - 特定版和社会支持量表来测量研究变量。与假设一致，结果发现女性烧伤幸存者中存在高度的心理反应。约四分之一的样本（23%）表现出严重的心理困扰症状，而20%的样本报告经历了严重的创伤后应激障碍症状。正如假设的那样，心理反应与社会支持之间存在显著的负相关关系。大多数女性烧伤受害者主要采用以情绪为中心的应对方式（EFC），包括祈祷、情感倾诉和使用药物。该研究结果将有助于整形外科医生、皮肤科医生、心理学家和社会工作者了解患者的心理反应、他们的应对方式以及社会支持在这些幸存者康复计划中的作用。
