Effect of Secondary Level of Burn Injuries on Body Image and Self Esteem of Adolescents | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 64, Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2019, Pages 857-868 PDF (318.88 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2019.251339 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed S.M1; Al-Rafay S.S.2; Hassan S.E.3; Morsy M.A.4 | ||
| 1B.Sc. Nursing 2010,Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, 2019 | ||
| 2Professor & Head of Pediatric Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, 2019 | ||
| 3Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, 2019 | ||
| 4Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, 2019 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Burns are the second most common injury for adolescents in families of low socioeconomic status moreover burns and related injuries are still the major cause of mortality and disability around the world. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of secondary level of burn injuries on body image and self–esteem of adolescents. Design: A descriptive analytical design was used. Setting: This study conducted at the Burn Unit for both of El–Demerdash Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University and Al–Ahrar Zagazig General Hospital affiliated to Ministry of Health. Subject: A purposive sample composed of 120 adolescents who were suffering from second degree of burn and admitted to the previously mentioned setting. Tools: Three tools used for data collection; A Structured Interview Questionnaire Format to assess characteristics of adolescents and history of burn, Body Image Scale to assess body image of the studied adolescents and Coopersmith Self– Esteem Inventory Scale to assess self–esteem of the studied adolescent. Results: the results of the study illustrated that there was a positive correlation between total body image of the studied adolescents and their total self–esteem and a negative correlation between total burn ratio and total body image and total self–esteem. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the current study, the study was concluded that, more than two thirds of the studied adolescent with secondary burn had moderate body image and the majority of them had moderate self– esteem. Recommendations: Develop a program to empower adolescents’ for overcoming the effect of secondary level of burn injuries on body image and self–esteem. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Burn injury; body image; self; esteem; adolescents | ||
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