Assessment of Psychological Problems among Adolescent Females with Burn

El-nemr, Asmaa Abdel Rahman; EL-malkey, Maaly Ibrahim; ELBakry, Shewikare Tawfik; Ibrahim, Samah Ramadan

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2020.159372

Assessment of Psychological Problems among Adolescent Females with Burn

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

Authors

¹ Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University- Egypt

² Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University- Egypt

³ Psychiatry department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University ,Egypt

⁴ Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

10.21608/jnsbu.2020.159372

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.

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