Assessment of Psychological Problems among Adolescent Females with Burn | ||||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2020, Page 65-84 PDF (1.02 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2020.159372 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Asmaa Abdel Rahman El-nemr* 1; Maaly Ibrahim EL-malkey2; Shewikare Tawfik ELBakry3; Samah Ramadan Ibrahim4 | ||||
| 1Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University- Egypt | ||||
| 2Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University- Egypt | ||||
| 3Psychiatry department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University ,Egypt | ||||
| 4Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Burns are acute unpredictable and devastating forms of trauma that affect both physical and psychological health of adolescent females with burn as social anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. The aim of the study was to investigate psychological problems among adolescent females with burn. Research design: Descriptive correlational design was utilized to achieve this aim. Setting: Burn Unit of Benha Teaching Hospital in Benha City. Sample: A convenience sample of 100 adolescent females who were admitted to burn unit from above mentioned setting. Tools: Four tools were used in this study: A Structured interviewing questionnaire sheet to assess personal data and clinical data, Social Phobia Inventory, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist and Burn Depression Checklist were used to assess psychological problems. Results: The findings revealed that the mean age of adolescent females with burn was 15.8 ± 1.84 years, the majority of the studied sample had social phobia ranged from sever to mild. Majority had high level of posttraumatic stress disorder. The entire studied sample had depression ranged from mild to severe. There was positive significant correlation between social phobia and posttraumatic stress disorder, there was positive significant correlation between depression and posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as there was positive significant correlation between depression and social phobia. Conclusion: Burn have great negative effect on psychological status of female adolescence. Recommendation: The study recommended that psycho educational nursing program focus on stress management technique, problem solving skills and assertiveness should be developed and implemented to all burn patients to help them to manage psychological effects that result from burn injury in a constructive way. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Adolescent; Burn; Females; Psychological problems | ||||
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