A Prospective Study of Body Image, Social Avoidance and Distress and Psychological Functioning in Burn Patients

Gaining a better understanding of the effects of burn injury on body image in burn patients
over time could help us to better understand the psychosocial sequelae of burns and to
identify potential interventions which may serve to improve the quality of life in burn
patients.

The original protocol has been modified to include more assessment times. The original
protocol was set up to assess patients after patient discharge from the inpatient burn unit
and at 6 and 12-months post discharge. The present protocol has been modified to capture
assessments at 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months post-burn. Patients will be
assessed at these time points or until they are discharged from the outpatient burn clinic.
In addition, inclusion criteria have been modified to include patients who are anticipated
to have a follow-up visit to the burn outpatient clinic at 3 months post-burn. The original
protocol required an anticipated follow-up for 12 months post-hospital discharge.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients are admitted to the Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Burn Unit.

- Age 19 and older.

- Patients have the cognitive and physical capacity to answer the questionnaires.

- Patients are expected to be seen at follow-up clinic visits or if they are still in
the hospital within 2 weeks and at 3 months (+ or - 4 weeks)post-burn.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients are unable to return for follow up visits