Introduction Parents have a crucial role to play in burn scar management for their children at
a time that is extremely stressful for them and their child. Scar management treatments such …

Purpose To describe parents' perceived quality of pediatric burn care and evaluate factors
associated with differences in perceived quality among parents. Methods 62 parents of …

The role of the parent during painful wound care is an area of controversy among burn care
professionals. Children younger than the age of 3 years may be particularly distressed by …

Introduction Burn wound care procedures can cause severe pain to the child, and distress
for both the child and caregivers. We evaluated a new Starlight Children's Foundation …

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: Paediatric burn injuries affect not only the child but the whole family, especially
the parents. Knowledge of how parents are affected psychologically has increased, but there …

A burn injury event and subsequent hospitalization are potentially distressing for children.
To elucidate the child's experience of pediatric burn injury, children's reflections on the burn …

Purpose: To describe the experiences of parents of children admitted to hospital for a burn.
Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 21 parents (14 mothers and seven …

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 …

We describe and evaluate the development and implementation of a parent participation
program in the burn unit at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario. The effect of …