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. 2013 Jun;39(4):599-609.
doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.08.019. Epub 2012 Sep 15.

Effects of a hospital based Wellness and Exercise program on quality of life of children with severe burns

Marta Rosenberg  1 , Mario M Celis, Walter Meyer 3rd, Lisa Tropez-Arceneaux, Serina J McEntire, Helen Fuchs, Lisa Richardson, Charles Holzer 3rd, David N Herndon, Oscar E Suman
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Effects of a hospital based Wellness and Exercise program on quality of life of children with severe burns

Marta Rosenberg et al. Burns. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: To examine the effect of a 12-week Wellness and Exercise (W&E) program on the quality of life of pediatric burn survivors with burns of ≥40% total body surface area. We hypothesized this comprehensive regimen would improve physical and psychosocial outcomes.

Methods: Children were recruited for participation upon their discharge from the ICU. They were not taking anabolic/cardiovascular agents. Seventeen children participated in the W&E group and 14 children in the Standard of Care (SOC) group. Quality of life was assessed with the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) at discharge and 3 months. Children completed the CHQ-CF 87 and caregivers completed the CHQ-PF 28.

Results: The mean age of children in the W&E group was 14.07±3.5 years and mean TBSA was 58±11.8%. The mean age of children in the SOC group was 13.9±3.1 years and mean TBSA was 49±7.8%. ANOVA did not reveal statistically significant differences between the groups. Matched paired t-tests revealed that parents with children in the W&E group reported significant improvements with their children's physical functioning, role/social physical functioning, mental health, overall physical and psychosocial functioning after exercise.

Conclusions: These results are clinically relevant in that a comprehensive W&E program may be beneficial in promoting physical and psychosocial outcomes.

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Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

There are no conflicts of interest for any of the authors, financial or personal. The funding sources had no involvement in the study design, collection, analysis and interpretation of the data.

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