Effectiveness of psychological support on healing of burn patients
International Journal of Development Research
Effectiveness of psychological support on healing of burn patients
Received 02nd December, 2018; Received in revised form 06th January, 2019; Accepted 22nd February, 2019; Published online 29th March, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Dr. Mohammed N. Ismael. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In this study, the psychological support and the potential impact of its factors on the healing of burn patients were done hospitalized, in conjunction with medical treatment, psychological support was intensified for patients for two consecutive months. According to a specific program, special sessions were held by psychologists on 32 and 49 patients for the months of November and December, respectively. Sessions are psychological, focused and take 45-60 minutes per patient, include patient support, encouragement, focus on self-esteem as well as distraction methods used. Results showed that the death rate has decreased for November and December by 6.3% and 8.2% respectively, compared with October that the deaths rate was 37.5% of admitted patients. The results also showed a positive effect on children under the age of five with psychological support compared to adults in addition to the great role of family members in the improvement of their relatives.
