Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Nursing instructor at Ismailia Nursing Secondary School.
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Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University.
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Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University
Abstract
Background: Second-degree burn represents an extremely stressful experience for both the
burn client as well as their families, second-degree burn profoundly affects the client's physical,
psychological, financial situation and family relations. Aim: Assess health needs and problems
among clients with second-degree burn during follow-up. Research design: A descriptive design
was used. Setting: The study was conducted at the Outpatient Burn & Plastic Clinic at Suez Canal
University Hospital at Ismailia Governorate, Egypt. Sample: Purposive sample composed of 150
clients with second-degree burn who attended to the previously mentioned setting. Tool: Data were
collected using one tool; A structured Interviewing questionnaire consists of 6 parts; (1) Socio-
demographic characteristics of the participants, (2) Burn characteristics, (3) clients’ knowledge, (4)
clients’ reported practices related to second-degree burn, (5) Health needs, and (6) Health problems
among clients with second-degree burn. Results: The study revealed that 60.7% of clients with
second-degree burn had unsatisfactory level of total knowledge regarding burn, and 65.3% of them
had incorrect level of total reported practices towards care of burn. Furthermore, there were 71.3%
of the studied clients their total physical, psychological, social and financial health needs were not
achieved, while, 67.7% of them had physical, psychological, social and financial problems related
to their second-degree burn. Conclusion: More than two-thirds of the studied clients their health
needs were not achieved, and suffered from health problems related to second-degree burn. There
was a highly statistically significant relation between clients’ knowledge, reported practices
regarding second-degree burn and their health needs. While, there was a statistically significant
relation between clients’ knowledge regarding second-degree burn and their health problems.
Additionally, there was a highly statistically significant relation between clients’ reported practices
and their health problems. Recommendations: Establishing Health education programs for clients
with second-degree burn to improve their level of knowledge and practices regarding burn. Further
studies are needed to determine the health needs and problems of clients at different age stages with
every degree of burn using large group size, and different settings
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