Impact of Facial Burn Injury on Self Esteem of Burn Patients: A Hospital Based Study From Karachi

Authors

  • Asima Faisal Department of Health Management, Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Asma Amjad Department of Health Management, Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Nosheen Zehra Department of Community Health Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan

Keywords:

Burn victims, facial burns, self-esteem

Abstract

Objective: 

The objective of this study will be to assess the self-esteem and its association with various demographic factors among patients with facial burn injury in Karachi.

Materials and Methods:

This cross-sectional study was conducted among burn patients with facial injury. 100 patients were selected through simple random sampling from burn unit of two tertiary care hospitals. Data was collected through interview technique by using State-Self Esteem Scale. Data was analyzed through SPSS version 17.

Results:

The mean of overall score of State of Self-esteem Scale was found to be 56.94. Score for subcomponents was found to be 20.42, 17.18 and 19.34 for Performance, Social and Appearance respectively. Mean of overall score and sub-components was dichotomized into two groups as above average and below average. Of all participants 66% have below average overall score while 34% have above average. Similarly for sub-components 52%, 73% and 40% have below average while 48%, 27% and 60% have above average score in Performance, Social and Appearance Self-Esteem respectively. Burn victims

Conclusion: The overall score of State of Self-esteem Scale of burn victims with facial injury was found to be low with 66% of subjects presenting below average scores as compared to 34% with above average scores. There is a significant association between facial burns and lower self-esteem at p-value 0.001.

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2016-04-25

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Faisal, A. ., Amjad, A. ., & Zehra, N. . (2016). Impact of Facial Burn Injury on Self Esteem of Burn Patients: A Hospital Based Study From Karachi. Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS), 10(1), 25–30. Retrieved from https://jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/1414

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