Fatigue After Burn - Associations With Daily Activities, Health-related Quality of Life, and Return to Work
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 85
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this observational, prospective cohort study is to learn more about fatigue after burn injury and how it associates with daily activities, health-related quality of life, and return to work. The study is based on data from adult patients who come for follow-up at the Burn Centre's outpatient clinic at Uppsala university hospital 6- and 12 months post-burn.
Patients who come for follow-up are routinely asked to fill out several questionnaires to detect any problems that might have occurred due to the burn injury. Apart from ordinary assessments the study participants were asked to fill out three additional questionnaires. Data from questionnaires together with patient characteristics will be analysed and compiled and presented in a scientific article.
详细描述
Physical function and daily activities are often affected after a burn injury. Previous research show complications that significantly affect the recovery, such as pain, muscle weakness, scar contractures, hypertrophic scarring, psychosocial problems, and fatigue. The symptoms decrease with time but 26 % still experience fatigue one year post burn and some patients never return to the same level as before the burn injury.
The association between fatigue and different variables has been investigated when it comes to burn patients. Various studies observe a connection between major burns (≥20 % TBSA, the Total Body Surface Area of burnt skin in %) and gender. Associations between fatigue and age, burn depth, and cause of injury show varying/contradictory results. Associations between fatigue and depression have also been observed since the symptoms of fatigue and depression are similar and sometimes overlapping. Edwards et al. show a significant correlation between anxiety/depression and fatigue, and depression one year post burn is reported in 10 - 23 % of the patients.
To increase the knowledge about rehabilitation after burn injury and how fatigue affects daily life post burn the present work aims to investigate to what extent fatigue is a problem among Swedish burn victims. International research is available, but more knowledge is needed to increase the opportunity to help and guide patients towards a more meaningful and manageable daily life.
Objectives Primary objective: to investigate the association between fatigue and
- activity performance,
- health-related quality of life and
- return to work at 6 months, and 12 months post-burn
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •≥ 18 years;
- •treated at the Burn unit at least 24 hours and
- •managed Swedish verbally and in writing
排除标准
- •any underlying disease that made it impossible to complete the questionnaires, or
- •the patient chose to abstain the routine 12-month follow-up.
研究者
Sara Enblom
Occupational therapist, PhD
Uppsala University Hospital