Effect of lower Limbs Rehabilitation on Burn Injured Patients' Outcomes During Emergency Phase
Ali, S., Mohny, M., Hassan, Y., Ahmed, M. (2019). Effect of lower Limbs Rehabilitation on Burn Injured Patients' Outcomes During Emergency Phase. EKB Journal Management System, 7(19), 90-99. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2019.69576
Samia Gamal Ali; Mogedda Mohamed Mohny; Youssef Saleh Hassan; Mona Abd Elaziem Ahmed. "Effect of lower Limbs Rehabilitation on Burn Injured Patients' Outcomes During Emergency Phase". EKB Journal Management System, 7, 19, 2019, 90-99. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2019.69576
Ali, S., Mohny, M., Hassan, Y., Ahmed, M. (2019). 'Effect of lower Limbs Rehabilitation on Burn Injured Patients' Outcomes During Emergency Phase', EKB Journal Management System, 7(19), pp. 90-99. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2019.69576
Ali, S., Mohny, M., Hassan, Y., Ahmed, M. Effect of lower Limbs Rehabilitation on Burn Injured Patients' Outcomes During Emergency Phase. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 7(19): 90-99. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2019.69576

Effect of lower Limbs Rehabilitation on Burn Injured Patients' Outcomes During Emergency Phase

Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
Article 10, Volume 7, Issue 19, December 2019, Pages 90-99    PDF (932.27 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2019.69576
Authors
Samia Gamal Ali1; Mogedda Mohamed Mohny2; Youssef Saleh Hassan3; Mona Abd Elaziem Ahmed4
1Teacher, at Abnoub Secondary Nursing, Assiut, Egypt.
2Assistant Professor of Critical Care & Emergency Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt.
3Professor of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
4Lecturer of Critical Care &Emergency Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University
Abstract
Burn rehabilitation is comprehensive, complex and requires a multidisciplinary approach to optimize the patient's physical and psychosocial recovery related to burn. Aim: the study was made to evaluate the effect of lower limb rehabilitation on burn injured patients' outcomes (joint flexibility and muscle strength) during emergency phase. Design: a quasi-experimental design, study design was used to achieve the objectives of the study. Setting: The present study was conducted in burn unit at Assuit general hospital and Assuit university hospital. Subjects: purposive sample of 60 adults patients (males and females), they were divided into two equal groups (study and control). Tools: Patient assessment tool, joint flexibility assessment and muscle strength assessment. Results: This study was successed in minimizing muscles contracture to (6.67%) of study group versus (30.00%) of control group. Conclusion: Implementing the lower limb rehabilitation during emergency phase significantly improved the burn injured patient's outcomes (joint's flexibility and muscles strength). Recommendation: Rehabilitation exercises should be done as early as possible for patients with burn injury during emergency phase.
Keywords
Rehabilitation; Emergency Phase; Joint Flexibility & Patients' Outcomes
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