کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3105165 1191674 2012 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Pathways leading to self-perceived general health and overall quality of life in burned adults
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی مراقبت های ویژه و مراقبتهای ویژه پزشکی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Pathways leading to self-perceived general health and overall quality of life in burned adults
چکیده انگلیسی

PurposeThe aim of the study was to explore pathways leading to self-perceived general health and overall quality of life in burn patients.Materials and methodsData on burn-specific health, generic health, overall quality of life, injury characteristics and socio-demographics were obtained from 95 adult burn patients 47.0 (23.8) [mean (SD)] months after injury. A theoretical path model was established based on the concepts of Wilson and Cleary's model on health-related quality of life [1], and the proposed model was examined by structural equation modelling.ResultsTwo main paths were identified, one leading to general health perception and the other leading to overall quality of life. Together, direct and indirect paths explained 63% of the variance of perceived general health and 43% of the variance in overall quality of life. The total effects of the SF-36 domain Vitality on perceived general health and overall quality of life were 0.62 and 0.66, respectively. No statistically significant path could be revealed between general health perception and overall quality of life.ConclusionThe results indicate that self-perceived general health and overall quality of life are related but distinct constructs. Moreover, vitality seems to be an important factor for the perception of both general health and overall quality of life in burned adults.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Burns - Volume 38, Issue 8, December 2012, Pages 1157–1164
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