Investigation of the Impact of Burn Injury on Parents

Completed

• Conditions: Parents; Burns
• Interventions: Other: Family impact scale

• Registration Number: NCT03838172
• Lead Sponsor: Hacettepe University

Brief Summary

Burn injuries are related to longer hospital stay. Patients who have a burned child are affected prolonged hospitalization. Social life and quality of life are affected by burn injuries. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of burn injury on parents.

Detailed Description

Pediatric burn injuries is commonly seen. Burn injuries are extended from minor injuries to severe injuries. The severity of burn injury may affect burn related complications such as scar tissue and duration of hospitalization. This process extremely affect parents. Although parents are part of this prolonged treatments process, there is no study that evaluated of the impact of burn injury on parents. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of burn injury on parents.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-02-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-02-10
• Study First Posted: 2019-02-12
• Study Start: 2019-02-20
• Primary Completion: 2021-04-30
• Study Completion: 2021-05-01
• Status Verified: 2021-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-08-24
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

• Parents who have a burned child
• Parents who have a volunteer

Exclusion Criteria

• Parents who have no confirm to participate this study

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Parents	Family impact scale	Parents who have a burned child

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Family of Impact scale	15 minutes	questionnaire is a self-report instrument designed to measure the effects of childhood diseased on parents. A low score indicates a higher impact of the disease on the parents.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nottingham Health Profile	15 minutes	Nottingham Health Profile is a widely used measure of perceived health status. The higher score is indicated the lower quality of life.
The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory	15 minutes	It is used to determine anxiety level of parents. Higher scores are an indication of greater anxiety.
Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale	15 minutes	The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale consists of two scales, the patient scale, which contains six items, and the observer scale, which contains five items. The higher score indicates the greater scar tissue
The hospital anxiety and depression scale	15 minutes	It is a self-reported questionnaire that measures level of anxiety and depression. the higher score is indicated the higher anxiety level.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ozden Ozkal; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey