Background: Burn injuries are devastating, forms of trauma which
affect the victims both physically and psychologically. Cognitive Behavioral
therapy can alleviate psychological suffering with better quality of life
during rehabilitation phase. Objective: To
investigate the impact of cognitive-behavioral treatment program on the quality
of life of burn patients during rehabilitation phase. Methods: This is a comparative randomized follow up study. The
study was conducted at Kasr
Al-Aini Hospital
“Burn Unit”. The sample consisted of (30) patients selected by systematic random
sample from 300 burn patients / year attending to the outpatient clinic. The
sample was divided into two groups, (15) patients as study group and (15)
patients as control group. Tools:
All subjects were subjected to designed socio-demographic data sheet, Pain Burn
Specific Health Scale, Hamilton Rating Scale of anxiety, Burn specific Health
Scale. A constructed cognitive behavioral treatment intervention was developed
by the researcher and implemented to the study group in 12 sessions twice
weekly, pre and post assessments were carried out for both groups using the
study tools. Results: There was a
significant difference between study and control groups regarding 14 items of
Hamilton Rating Scale of Anxiety, pain response and improvement of the quality
of life. Conclusion:
Cognitive behavioral treatment program was effective in burn patients’
developing adaptive ways of thinking and reducing anxiety, relieving pain and
improving quality of life. [Egypt
J Neurol Psychiat Neurosurg. 2013; 50(1): 19-24]
Key Words: Burn, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Anxiety
Correspondence to Akmal mostafa Kamal, Department of
Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo
University, Egypt.Tel.:
+20109201859. Email:akmalcairo@yahoo.com