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Review
. 2022 Apr 20;3(2):328-339.
doi: 10.3390/ebj3020028.

Techniques to Assess Long-Term Outcomes after Burn Injuries

Rae Spiwak  1 , Shaan Sareen  1 , Sarvesh Logsetty  1   2   3   4
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Techniques to Assess Long-Term Outcomes after Burn Injuries

Rae Spiwak et al. Eur Burn J. .

Abstract

Burn injuries have a tremendous impact on not only the physical health of the burn survivor, but also mental health and social outcomes of the individual and their support systems. While much effect occurs at the point of injury, post-injury pain, infection, scarring, inflammatory response and metabolic changes all impact the long-term health of the burn survivor. The goal of the following article is to explore how to examine long term outcomes associated with burn injury, including mental disorders, suicide, loss of work and quality of life in the context of risk factors for burn injury, including social determinants of health. We then discuss ways to examine post-burn outcomes, including the important role of administrative data, the advantages of mixed methodology research studies including qualitative research, and the importance of considering sex, gender and vulnerable populations, not only in study design, but in prevention and intervention programs.

Keywords: administrative data; burn; mental health; mixed methodology; outcomes.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Conceptual causal model of social determinants of health, burn injury, and health outcomes. Adapted from Refs. [1,2].
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