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How disabling are pediatric burns?

functional independence in Dutch pediatric patients with burns

How disabling are pediatric burns?

functional independence in Dutch pediatric patients with burns

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Although the attention for functional outcomes after burn injury has grown over the past decades, little is known about functional independence in performing activities of daily living in children after burn injury. Therefore, in this prospective cohort study functional independence was measured by burn care professionals with the WeeFIM(®) instrument in 119 pediatric patients with burns (age: 6 months-16 years; 58.8% boys) in the Netherlands. In order to identify whether functional independence was affected, participants' total scores on the WeeFIM(®) instrument were compared to American norm values. Of the participants assessed at 2 weeks post burn (n = 117), 3 months post burn (n = 68) and/or 6 months post burn (n = 38), 22, 9 and 9 participants showed affected performance, respectively. Improvements in WeeFIM(®) total scores for the total study population between 2 weeks and 6 months post burn were significant (Wilcoxon T = 2.5; p

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OrganisatieHanzehogeschool Groningen
Gepubliceerd inResearch in Developmental Disabilities Elsevier, Vol. 34, Uitgave: 1, Pagina's: 29-39
Datum2013-01-01
TypeArtikel
DOI10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.012
TaalEngels

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