Biosychosocial and Educational Needs of Patients with Burn Injuries

Seliman Zakeria, Hanaa; Fouad Abdalla, Kamelia; Mohamed Maarouf, Dina

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2022.254434

Biosychosocial and Educational Needs of Patients with Burn Injuries

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ B.sc. Nursing Science, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhur University

² Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University

³ Lecturer of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University

10.21608/ejhc.2022.254434

Abstract

Background: Burn injuries are considered worldwide one of the leading causes of injury’
morbidity and mortality. Burn affect patient’s physically, psychologically and socially. Aim: This
study aimed to assess biopsychosocial & educational needs of patients with burn injuries Design: A
descriptive exploratory study was utilized to conduct the study. Setting: This study was conducted
at inpatient burn care unit at Kafr El-Dwwar General Hospital. Sample: A convenience sample of
all available adult patients (n=104) from both gender with 2nd and 3rd degree burns, Tools: four tools
used to collect data 1: Patients interview questionnaire. II: physical needs assessment sheet. III:
Psychological needs assessment sheet &.IV: Social needs assessment sheet. Results: the study
results showed that, 37.5% of the studied patients their age ranged between 20-<30, 71.2% of them
had unsatisfactory level of knowledge, 68.3 % of the them had high total physical need level, 69.2%
of them had high total psychological need level & 72% of them had high total social need level.
Also, there was highly significant correlation between the studied patients’ total knowledge level
and their physical, psychological and social needs levels at p value <0.01**.Conclusion: Based on
findings of the current study, it can be concluded that: Less than three quarters of the studied sample
had got total unsatisfactory level of knowledge regarding burn injury and its management which
reflecting their high educational need level. Also, more than two thirds of them had high total
physical & psychological needs levels and less than three quarters of them had high total social need
level. Additionally, there were highly significant correlation between patients’ total physical,
psychological and social needs levels. Also, there were highly significant correlation between
patients’ knowledge total need level and their physical, psychological and social total needs levels.
Recommendation: Based on the results of the current research, Future research study should be
done to implement and investigate the effect of the suggested program based on the studied
biopsychosocial needs of patients with burn injuries on decreasing the incidence of morbidity &
mortality among such group of patients.

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