The positive effect of supportive family environment on burn-injured child's long term
outcome is well established. How parents provide this support as they recover with their …

BACKGROUND: Burn injury is one of the major traumas that a child can experience. Parents
of burn-injured children experience anxiety, depression, guilt and post traumatic stress …

The aim of this study was to explore parents' experiences after their child's burn injury,
focusing on how the burn had influenced family life and child adjustment. Six semi …

Advances in burn care have made recovery possible for children with burns on up to 99% of
their body surface, which has prompted investigation of the psychosocial well-being of …

Background Despite the medical and surgical improvements of paediatric burn injuries, burn
injuries can be a painful and traumatic experience for the child and their family. It is therefore …

Background Good family functioning is important to improve outcomes for children who have
sustained a burn injury. While knowledge regarding parental distress is increasing, less is …

Background Pediatric burn injuries are a major cause of death and injury, occurring mainly
in resource poor environments. Recovery from burns is widely reported to be constrained by …

Background Childhood burn injury is a widespread phenomenon with a disproportionate
concentration in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Burn injuries may have far‐reaching and traumatic …

Objective While psychological care, including supportive group therapy, is a mainstay of
burn treatment in the developed world, few reports of support groups for burn survivors and …

Childhood burn-injuries are painful and traumatic and impact the child and their family. For
the child, part of the returning to wellness process involves successfully returning to school …