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Won P, Stoycos S, Johnson M, Gillenwater TJ, Yenikomshian HA. Psychiatric Illness and Substance Abuse: Unaddressed Factors in Burn Injury. J Burn Care Res 2023; 44:1393-1399. [PMID: 36976523 PMCID: PMC10533723 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irad046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Patients with psychiatric illness and substance use comorbidities have high rates of burn injuries and experience prolonged hospital admissions. This retrospective chart review characterizes this marginalized population's inpatient burn care and examines post-discharge outcomes compared to burn patients without psychiatric or substance use comorbidities treated at our center. Patients admitted to a single burn center from January 1, 2018 to June 1, 2022 were included. Patient demographics, history of psychiatric disorders, treatment course, and post-discharge outcomes were collected. A total of 1660 patients were included in this study, of which 91 (6%) patients were diagnosed for psychiatric comorbidity and/or substance use comorbidity on admission for burn care. In this cohort of 91 patients with psychiatric and/or substance use comorbidities, the majority of patients were undomiciled (66%) and male (67%). In this cohort, 66 (72%) patients reported recent history or had positive urine toxicology results for illicit substances on admission. In this cohort, a total of 25 (28%) patients had psychiatric comorbidity at the time of burn injury or admission and 69 (76%) patients received inpatient psychiatric care, with 31 (46%) patients requiring psychiatric holds. After discharge, the readmission rate within 1 year of patients with psychiatric and/or substance use comorbidity was over four times greater than that of patients without psychiatric and/or substance use comorbidity. The most common causes of readmission were subsequent mental health crisis (40%) and inability to perform burn care (32%). Our study presents strategies to improve burn care for this marginalized and high-risk population.
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- Paul Won
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Zhao Y, Liu J, Ding Z, Ge W, Wang S, Zhang J. ATP-induced hypothermia improves burn injury and relieves burn pain in mice. J Therm Biol 2023; 114:103563. [PMID: 37344025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Thermal burn injury is a severe and life-threatening form of trauma that presents a significant challenge to clinical therapy. Therapeutic hypothermia has been shown to be beneficial in various human pathologies. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) induces a hypothermic state that resembles hibernation-like suspended animation in mammals. This study investigates the potential protective role of ATP-induced hypothermia in thermal burn injury. Male C57BL/6 mice underwent a sham procedure or third-degree burn, and ATP-induced hypothermia was applied immediately or 1 h after burn injury. Our results show that ATP-induced hypothermia significantly improved burn depth progression and reduced collagen degradation. Moreover, hypothermia induced by ATP alleviated burn-induced hyperinflammatory responses and oxidative stress. Metabolomic profiling revealed that ATP-induced hypothermia reversed the shifts of metabolic profiles of the skin in burn mice. In addition, ATP-induced hypothermia relieved nociceptive and inflammatory pain, as observed in the antinociceptive test. Our findings suggest that ATP-induced hypothermia attenuates burn injury and provides new insights into first-aid therapy after thermal burn injury.
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- Yang Zhao
- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China.
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Spronk I, van Baar ME, Verheij RA, Panneman MJ, Dokter J, Polinder S, Haagsma JA. The burden of disease of fatal and non-fatal burn injuries for the full spectrum of care in the Netherlands. Arch Public Health 2023; 81:3. [PMID: 36617544 PMCID: PMC9827636 DOI: 10.1186/s13690-022-01020-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A comprehensive overview of the burden of disease of burns for the full spectrum of care is not available. Therefore, we estimated the burden of disease of burns for the full spectrum in the Netherlands in 2018, and explored whether the burden of disease changed over the past 5 years (2014-2018). METHODS Data were collected at four levels: general practice, emergency department, hospital, and mortality data. For each level, years lived with disability (YLD), years of life lost (YLL), and disability-adjusted life-years (DALY) were estimated using a tailored methodology. RESULTS Burns resulted in a total of 9278 DALYs in the Netherlands in 2018, comprising of 7385 YLDs (80%) and 1892 YLLs (20%). Burn patients who visited the general practice contributed most DALYs (64%), followed by deceased burn patients (20%), burn patients admitted to hospital (14%) and those treated at the emergency department (2%). The burden of disease was comparable in both sexes (4734 DALYs (51%) for females; 4544 DALYs (49%) for males), though the distribution of DALYs by level of care varied; females contributed more DALYs at the general practice level, and males at all other levels of care. Among children boys 0-4 years had the highest burden of disease (784 DALYs (9%)), and among adults, females 18-34 years old (1319 DALYs (14.2%)) had the highest burden of disease. Between 2014 and 2018 there was a marginal increase of 0.8% in the number of DALYs. CONCLUSIONS Burns cause a substantial burden of disease, with burns requiring care at the general practice level contributing most DALYs. Information on burden of burns by the full level of care as well as by subgroup is important for the development of tailored burn prevention strategies, and the updated figures are recommended to be used for priority setting and resource allocation.
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- Inge Spronk
- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands ,grid.416213.30000 0004 0460 0556Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands ,grid.416213.30000 0004 0460 0556Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- grid.416005.60000 0001 0681 4687Nivel, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands ,Tranzo, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- grid.491163.80000 0004 0448 3601Consumer Safety Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.416213.30000 0004 0460 0556Burn Centre, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Osborne T, Wall B, Edgar DW, Fairchild T, Wood F. Current understanding of the chronic stress response to burn injury from human studies. BURNS & TRAUMA 2023; 11:tkad007. [PMID: 36926636 PMCID: PMC10013650 DOI: 10.1093/burnst/tkad007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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There is a marked inflammatory and hypermetabolic response following a burn injury. The interlinked responses are more pronounced than for other forms of trauma and can persist for ≥3 years post-injury in burned patients. After a burn, patients have an increased risk of diseases of ageing including cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, highlighting the need for effective long-term strategies to ameliorate the stress response post-burn. Current therapeutic strategies for post-burn recovery include removal of damaged tissue with surgical excision and wound repair, nutritional supplementation and rehabilitative exercise. These strategies aim to minimize the hypermetabolic and inflammatory responses, as well as reducing the loss of lean body mass. This review briefly summarises the inflammatory and hypermetabolic responses and provides an update on the current therapeutic strategies for burned patients. The review examines the persistent nutritional challenge of ensuring sufficient energy intake of each macronutrient to fuel the hypermetabolic and counteract the catabolic response of burn injury, whilst reducing periods of hyperglycaemia and hypertriglyceridemia. Patients require individualized treatment options tailored to unique systemic responses following a burn, facilitated by a precision medicine approach to improve clinical and physiological outcomes in burned patients. Thus, this review discusses the utility of metabolic flexibility assessment to aid clinical decision making and prescription relating to nutritional supplementation and rehabilitative exercise in the burned patient.
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- Tyler Osborne
- Discipline of Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia.,Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia
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- Discipline of Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia.,Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia
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- State Adult Burns Unit, Government of Western Australia South Metropolitan Health Service, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia.,Fiona Wood Foundation, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia.,Burn Injury Research Node, Institute for Health Research, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Murdoch 6160, Western Australia.,Burn Injury Research Unit, University of Western Australia, Murdoch 6009, Western Australia
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- Discipline of Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia.,The Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia
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- State Adult Burns Unit, Government of Western Australia South Metropolitan Health Service, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia.,Fiona Wood Foundation, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch 6150, Western Australia.,Burn Injury Research Unit, University of Western Australia, Murdoch 6009, Western Australia
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Won P, Celie KB, Rutter C, Gillenwater TJ, Yenikomshian HA. Burn Patient Perspectives on Disability Weights and the Philosophy of Disability: A Gap in the Literature. EUROPEAN BURN JOURNAL 2023; 4:363-372. [PMID: 38528989 PMCID: PMC10961916 DOI: 10.3390/ebj4040037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Background Disability-adjusted life years (DALY) have a ubiquitous presence in academic global health, including attempts to understand the global burden of burn injuries. Objective The present scoping review aimed to examine whether disability weights (DWs) were informed by burn patient perspectives and secondarily to determine whether literature indicates which of the three most common philosophical models of disability best aligns with burn patient experiences. Methods A review of six databases was conducted and The Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) checklist was utilized. Results Out of a total of 764 articles, zero studies solicited patient perspectives of DWs. Four articles contained data that could be extrapolated to patient perspectives on disability. All articles utilized semi-structured interviews of burn survivors and reported thematic elements including return to work, self-image, and social integration. Patients reported similar themes that burn injuries were disabling injuries and instrumentally detrimental, with modulation based on the patient's social circumstances. Conclusions This scoping review highlights a significant gap in literature. First, no studies were found directly investigating burn patient perspectives on burn DWs. Current DWs have been derived from expert opinions with limited input from patients. Second, the limited primary patient data gleaned from this review suggest patients consider their injuries as instrumentally detrimental, which aligns most closely with the welfarist view of disability. More explicit investigations into the philosophical model of disability best aligning with burn patient experiences are needed to ground the health economics of burns in sound theory.
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- Paul Won
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Uehiro Center for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 1PT, UK
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Independent Researcher, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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Tracy LM, Kurmis R, Heath K, Edgar DW. Adherence with early allied health assessments in specialist burn services. J Burn Care Res 2022:6762642. [PMID: 36255045 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irac153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Appropriate multidisciplinary allied health assessment during the early stages of admission following burn injury positively influences recovery and quality of life. Variation in allied health care may affect patient outcomes. We aimed to explore adherence in providing early allied health assessments in accordance with local parameters. Associations between the number of assessments and hospital length of stay (LOS) were also explored. The Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand was queried for adult (≥ 16 years) burn injured patients admitted to a specialist burn service for > 48 hours between July 2016 and June 2020. Quality indicator data relating to allied health assessment processes were examined; patients were grouped according to the number of assessments they received within 48 hours of admission. Of the 5789 patients included in the study, 5598 (97%) received at least one allied health assessment within 48 hours of admission and 3976 (69%) received all three assessments. A greater proportion of patients who received no assessments were admitted on a Saturday. Patients receiving three assessments had more severe injuries compared to their counterparts who received fewer assessments. Hospital LOS was not associated with the number of allied health assessments during an acute admission following burn injury after accounting for confounding factors, particularly TBSA. Multidisciplinary allied health teams provide routine burn care to Australian and New Zealand burns patients at a consistent level. Further, this study provides evidence that allied health input is prioritised towards patients with increasing severity of burn injury, playing an integral role in early rehabilitation.
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- Lincoln M Tracy
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Adult Burns Service, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adult Burns Service, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Institute for Health Research, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.,Fiona Wood Foundation, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.,State Adult Burns Unit, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.,Burn Injury Research Node, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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Charalampous P, Pallari E, Gorasso V, von der Lippe E, Devleesschauwer B, Pires SM, Plass D, Idavain J, Ngwa CH, Noguer I, Padron-Monedero A, Sarmiento R, Majdan M, Ádám B, AlKerwi A, Cilovic-Lagarija S, Clarsen B, Corso B, Cuschieri S, Dopelt K, Economou M, Fischer F, Freitas A, García-González JM, Gazzelloni F, Gkitakou A, Gulmez H, Hynds P, Isola G, Jakobsen LS, Kabir Z, Kissimova-Skarbek K, Knudsen AK, Konar NM, Ladeira C, Lassen B, Liew A, Majer M, Mechili EA, Mereke A, Monasta L, Mondello S, Morgado JN, Nena E, Ng ESW, Niranjan V, Nola IA, O'Caoimh R, Petrou P, Pinheiro V, Ortiz MR, Riva S, Samouda H, Santos JV, Santoso CMA, Milicevic MS, Skempes D, Sousa AC, Speybroeck N, Tozija F, Unim B, Uysal HB, Vaccaro FG, Varga O, Vasic M, Violante FS, Wyper GMA, Polinder S, Haagsma JA. Methodological considerations in injury burden of disease studies across Europe: a systematic literature review. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1564. [PMID: 35978333 PMCID: PMC9382747 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13925-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Calculating the disease burden due to injury is complex, as it requires many methodological choices. Until now, an overview of the methodological design choices that have been made in burden of disease (BoD) studies in injury populations is not available. The aim of this systematic literature review was to identify existing injury BoD studies undertaken across Europe and to comprehensively review the methodological design choices and assumption parameters that have been made to calculate years of life lost (YLL) and years lived with disability (YLD) in these studies. Methods We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane Central, Google Scholar, and Web of Science, and the grey literature supplemented by handsearching, for BoD studies. We included injury BoD studies that quantified the BoD expressed in YLL, YLD, and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) in countries within the European Region between early-1990 and mid-2021. Results We retrieved 2,914 results of which 48 performed an injury-specific BoD assessment. Single-country independent and Global Burden of Disease (GBD)-linked injury BoD studies were performed in 11 European countries. Approximately 79% of injury BoD studies reported the BoD by external cause-of-injury. Most independent studies used the incidence-based approach to calculate YLDs. About half of the injury disease burden studies applied disability weights (DWs) developed by the GBD study. Almost all independent injury studies have determined YLL using national life tables. Conclusions Considerable methodological variation across independent injury BoD assessments was observed; differences were mainly apparent in the design choices and assumption parameters towards injury YLD calculations, implementation of DWs, and the choice of life table for YLL calculations. Development and use of guidelines for performing and reporting of injury BoD studies is crucial to enhance transparency and comparability of injury BoD estimates across Europe and beyond. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-022-13925-z.
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- Periklis Charalampous
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Health Innovation Network, Minerva House, Montague Close, London, UK
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.,Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology and Public Health, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department for Exposure Assessment, and Environmental Health Indicators, German Environment Agency, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Health Statistics, National Institute for Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- National School of Public Health, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain
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- National School of Public Health, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain.,Medicine School, University of Applied and Environmental Sciences, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Work, Trnava University, Trnava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.,Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Directorate of Health, Service Epidemiology and Statistics, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Sports Trauma Research Center, Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Disease Burden, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Health and Functioning, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Neuroscience, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel.,Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
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- Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir Democracy University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Environmental Sustainability and Health Institute, Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of General Surgery and Surgical-Medical Specialties, School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Public Health & Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Health Economics and Social Security, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Disease Burden, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Kirsehir Ahi Evran University, Kirsehir, Turkey
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- H&TRC - Health & Technology Research Center, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.,Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Clinical Sciences Institute, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway City, Ireland
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- Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece.,Department of Healthcare, Faculty of Public Health, University of Vlora, Vlora, Albania
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- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Institute of Maternal, Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Environmental Health and Nutrition Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Social Medicine, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sport Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Mercy University Hospital, Grenville Place, Cork City, Ireland
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- Pharmacoepidemiology-Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacy School, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Psychology and Pedagogic Science, St Mary's University, London, UK
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- Population Health Department, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Nutrition and Health Research Group, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Public Health Unit, ACES Grande Porto VIII - Espinho/Gaia, ARS Norte, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, School of Science and Technology, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.,Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), University of Évora, Évora, Portugal
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- Institute of Health and Society (IRSS), Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Public Health of Republic of North Macedonia, Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia.,Faculty of Medicine, Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Aging, Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey
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- Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Faculty of Dentistry Pancevo, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Pancevo, Serbia.,Institute of Public Health of Serbia Dr Milan Jovanović Batut, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Unit of Occupational Medicine, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Place and Wellbeing Directorate, Public Health Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Spronk I, Trommel N, Baartmans M, Polinder S, van Baar M. Parent-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life of Pediatric Burn Patients 5 to 7 Years after Burn Injuries: A Multicenter Study. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2022; 33:219-227. [PMID: 35882357 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pediatric burns significantly impact the short-term health-related quality of life (HRQL) of children. Knowledge regarding the long-term impact is scarce. We therefore evaluated the parent-reported HRQL in pediatric burn patients 5 to 7 years after burns. METHODS We invited parents of eligible children admitted to a Dutch Burn Center between August 2011 and September 2012. This sample was enriched with children with severe burns (> 10% of total body surface area [TBSA] burned) admitted between January 2010 and March 2013. The EQ-5D was completed by parents 5 to 7 years postburn. Outcomes and predictive factors were studied and compared between children with minor/moderate and severe burns. RESULTS We included 130 children (mean TBSA burned 7%): 102 children with mild/intermediate burns and 28 with severe burns. Mean EQ-5D summary was 0.96 and EQ visual analogue scale (VAS) 93.1. These outcomes were significantly better in children with minor/moderate burns (0.97; 94.4) compared with children with severe burns (0.93; 88.3) (p < 0.05). Nineteen percent of the children with minor/moderate burns and 43% of those with severe burns reported any problems. The most frequently reported problem was anxiety/depression for both groups. Pain/discomfort (p = 0.012) and cognition (p = 0.035) were statistically significantly worse in children with severe burns compared with those with minor/moderate burns. Full thickness burns and number of surgeries were found to predict long-term HRQL impairment. CONCLUSION Five to seven years postburn, the majority of children in our study (76%) did not experience long-term problems with HRQL. In a minority of the children, burns showed to have a prolonged negative impact, especially in those being severely burned and who had to undergo surgery for their burns. Most experienced problems were related to anxiety/depression. These important insights could be used to inform children and their parents about the expected long-term HRQL after pediatric burns.
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- Inge Spronk
- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands.,Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Dutch Burns Foundation, Beverwijk, the Netherlands
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- Burn Center, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
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- Burn Center, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands.,Department of Pediatrics, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
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- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands.,Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Korzeniowski T, Mertowska P, Mertowski S, Podgajna M, Grywalska E, Strużyna J, Torres K. The Role of the Immune System in Pediatric Burns: A Systematic Review. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11082262. [PMID: 35456354 PMCID: PMC9025132 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11082262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Burns are one of the most common causes of home injuries, characterized by serious damage to the skin and causing the death of affected tissues. In this review, we intended to collect information on the pathophysiological effects of burns in pediatric patients, with particular emphasis on local and systemic responses. A total of 92 articles were included in the review, and the time range of the searched articles was from 2000 to 2021. The occurrence of thermal injuries is a problem that requires special attention in pediatric patients who are still developing. Their exposure to various burns may cause disturbances in the immune response, not only in the area of tissue damage itself but also by disrupting the systemic immune response. The aspect of immunological mechanisms in burns requires further research, and in particular, it is important to focus on younger patients as the existence of subtle differences in wound healing between adults and children may significantly influence the treatment of pediatric patients.
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- Tomasz Korzeniowski
- Chair and Department of Didactics and Medical Simulation, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (T.K.); (K.T.)
- East Center of Burns Treatment and Reconstructive Surgery, 21-010 Łęczna, Poland;
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (S.M.); (M.P.); (E.G.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-81448-6420
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (S.M.); (M.P.); (E.G.)
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (S.M.); (M.P.); (E.G.)
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (S.M.); (M.P.); (E.G.)
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- East Center of Burns Treatment and Reconstructive Surgery, 21-010 Łęczna, Poland;
- Chair and Department of Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Treatment, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Didactics and Medical Simulation, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (T.K.); (K.T.)
- East Center of Burns Treatment and Reconstructive Surgery, 21-010 Łęczna, Poland;
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Does exercise influence burn-induced inflammation: A cross-over randomised controlled feasibility trial. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0266400. [PMID: 35363821 PMCID: PMC8974991 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Burn injuries trigger a greater and more persistent inflammatory response than other trauma cases. Exercise has been shown to positively influence inflammation in healthy and diseased populations, however little is known about the latent effect of exercise on chronic inflammation in burn injured patients. The aims of the pilot study were to assess the feasibility of implementing a long duration exercise training program, in burn injured individuals including learnings associated with conducting a clinical trial in COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Fifteen participants with a burn injury between 5–20% total body surface area acquired greater than a year ago were randomised in a within-subject designed study, into one of two conditions, exercise–control or control–exercise. The exercise condition consisted of six weeks of resistance and cardiovascular exercises, completed remotely or supervised in a hospital gym. A comprehensive outcome measurement was completed at the initial, mid and end point of each exercise and control condition. To determine the success of implementation, the feasibility indicator for the data completeness across the comprehensive outcome battery was set at 80%. Results Half (49%) of eligible participants in the timeframe, were recruited and commenced the study. Six participants withdrew prior to completion and a total of 15 participants completed the study. Eight participants were randomised to the exercise-control and seven to the control exercise group. Five participants trained remotely and seven did supervised training. Three participants completed a mix of both supervised and remote training initiated due to COVID restrictions. Outcome measures were completed on 97% of protocolised occasions and 100% of participants completed the exercise training. Conclusions Conducting a long duration exercise training study on burn injured individuals is feasible using the described methods. The knowledge gained helps improve the methodology in larger-scale projects. Insights into the impact of COVID-19 on this clinical trial and success enhancing adaptations for the researcher, research practice and the participant, are presented.
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Johnson BZ, Stevenson AW, Barrett LW, Fear MW, Wood FM, Linden MD. Platelets after burn injury - hemostasis and beyond. Platelets 2022; 33:655-665. [PMID: 34986759 DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2021.1981849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Burn injuries are common and often life-threatening trauma. With this trauma comes an interruption of normal hemostasis, with distinct impacts on platelets. Our interest in the relationships between burn injury and platelet function stems from two key perspectives: platelet function is a vital component of acute responses to injury, and furthermore the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is higher in burn survivors compared to the general population. This review explores the impact of burn injury on coagulation, platelet function, and the participation of platelets in immunopathology. Potential avenues of further research are explored, and consideration is given to what therapies may be appropriate for mediating post-burn thrombopathology.
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- B Z Johnson
- Burn Injury Research Unit, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.,School of Biomedical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Burn Injury Research Unit, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.,School of Biomedical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Burn Injury Research Unit, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.,Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Burn Injury Research Unit, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.,School of Biomedical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Burn Injury Research Unit, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.,Burns Service of Western Australia, Wa Department of Health, Nedlands, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Spronk I, Van Loey NEE, van der Vlies CH, Haagsma JA, Polinder S, van Baar ME. Activity impairment, work status, and work productivity loss in adults 5-7 years after burn injuries. J Burn Care Res 2021; 43:256-262. [PMID: 33693704 PMCID: PMC8737115 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irab047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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An important aspect of the rehabilitation of burn patients is social participation, including daily activities and work. Detailed information on long-term activity impairment and employment is scarce. Therefore, we investigated activity impairment, work status, and work productivity loss in adults 5–7 years following burn injuries, and investigated associations with burn-specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) domains. Adult participants completed the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment General Health questionnaire and the Burn Specific Health Scale-brief (BSHS-B) 5–7 years post-burn. Outcomes were compared between participants with mild/intermediate and severe burns (>20% total body surface area burned). Seventy-six (36%) of the 213 participants experienced some degree of activity impairment due to burn-related problems 5–7 years post-burn. Seventy percent of the population was employed; 12% of them experienced work productivity loss due to burn-related problems. Nineteen percent reported changes in their work situation (partly) because of the burn injury. A higher proportion of participants with severe burns had activity impairments (56% vs 29%; P = .001) and work productivity loss (26% vs 8%; P < .001) compared to participants with mild/intermediate burns. Activity impairment and work productivity loss were both associated with burn-related work problems and lower mood, measured with the BSHS-B. In conclusion, a substantial part of the study population experienced activity impairment and work productivity loss, was unemployed, and/or reported changes in their work situation due to their injury. Particularly patients with severe burns reported productivity loss and had lower employment rates. This subscribes the importance of addressing work-related functioning in the rehabilitation of burn patients.
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- Inge Spronk
- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Public Health, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Department Behavioural Research, Beverwijk, the Netherlands.,Utrecht University, Department Clinical Psychology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Burn Centre, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Trauma Research Unit Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Public Health, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Public Health, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Association of Dutch Burn Centres, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Public Health, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Assessing the Health Loss from Kashin-Beck Disease and Its Relationship with Environmental Selenium in Qamdo District of Tibet, China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 18:ijerph18010011. [PMID: 33375039 PMCID: PMC7792790 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18010011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Kashin-Beck Disease (KBD) is one of major endemic diseases in China. In this study, we estimated the health loss from KBD in Qamdo district of Tibet using the years lived with disability (YLD) metric and investigated the influence of environmental selenium (Se) on it by multiple regression model. The results showed that YLD rates produced a different ranking of health loss of KBD from that produced by prevalence rates between Basu and Luolong County, with higher health loss from KBD (43.61 YLD/1000) but lower prevalence (17.86%) in Basu County. YLD rates in two counites were both highest for the 45-64 years age group. Compared with the prevalence rate, the YLD rate had a closer relation to environmental Se and was significantly negatively correlated with Se in both soil and highland barley. The multiple linear regression further revealed that Se contents in cultivated soil and highland barley were main influencing factors for the health loss of KBD, which could explain 90.5% of the variation in YLD rates. The information obtained highlights the significance of the YLD metric in exploring the environmental etiology of KBD and provides important information on which to base decisions on future prevention and control of endemic diseases.
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