The Fenix II study: A longitudinal study of psychopathology among burn patients

Sara Guila Fidel-Kinori, Francisco Jose Eiroa-Orosa, Anna Giannoni-Pastor, Ruth Tasqué-Cebrián, Jose Maria Arguello, Miguel Casas

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© 2016 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI Psychological symptoms are common among burn survivors. However, knowledge about epidemiology and predictors of psychopathology has shown great heterogeneity in this population. The Fenix-II Project was the first epidemiological study on the psychopathological consequences of burns developed in Spain, providing a detailed analysis of the progression of psychological symptoms during the first six months after injury. Three hundred and thirty-three patients were screened and 183 were included in this study. Posttraumatic, depression and anxiety symptoms showed a general decreasing tendency across time. At 6 months, 34 patients showed clinically significant Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms (20.5% of 166 patients reached at 6 months) as assessed with the MINI Neuropsychiatric Interview. Within this group of patients, anxiety, depression and hyperarousal increased at 30 days, and avoidance 90 days after injury. The most accurate predictors of PTSD were found to be being burned in a Motor Vehicle Crash, risk of social exclusion, low body-image adjustment, anterior trunk location of the burn and life threat perception during the burn-shock period. Considering these factors, clinicians may identify patients at risk of PTSD development, allowing an adequate follow up and preventive interventions which may minimize the psychological consequences of burns.
Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)1201-1211
PublicaciónBurns
Volumen42
N.º6
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 1 sept 2016

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