P-48 The effectiveness of self-care intervention model on quality of life of burn patients admitted to the Burn Care Unit Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Guyana
Author(s):
A Edwards A Marks, N Marshall, L Stephanas
Type Of Study:
- Experimental or Intervention Study
Year of Presentation:
2024
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of self -care intervention model on quality of life of burn patients admitted to the Burn Care Unit GPHC, Guyana.
Methods: An experimental study was conducted on 20 purposively selected burn patients. Data was collected using the Burn Specific Health Scale (BSHS), Rosenberg SelfSelf- Esteem Scale (RSES), and WHOQOL Brief tools. Self Self-care nursing intervention model included exercise, nutrition, and activity of daily living techniques for improving self self-care. Ethical approval was obtained from IRB, Ministry of Health, Guyana.
Results: Ten (50%) were 18-38 years, 14 (70%) males. 12 (60%) African, 7 (35%) unemployed. 12 (60%) received burns from flames and 19 (95%) had less than 50% total body surface area burns. 9 (45%) suffered second degree burns. RSES pre pre-and post post-test scores showed slight variation such as 45% and 50% patients felt good about themselves, 50% and 65% strongly disagreed that they are inclined to feel like a failure in pre and posttest respectively. BSHS scores showed patients had similar level of difficulty in performing self self-care activities prior and after the intervention. Forty-five per cent (45% of participants had expressed good quality of life prior to the intervention whereas after the intervention 50% participants stated that they have a good quality of life., 30% and 35% were satisfied with their health in pre and post test respectively.
Conclusion: Results showed slight improvement in self -esteem and quality of life of burn patients after the implementation of Self Self-care intervention model.