Abstract
Objective
To compare the effect of telenursing and face-to-face training on the quality of life
(QOL) of patients with a burn injury.
Design
This clinical trial with pretest–posttest design on 3 groups was conducted in Kermanshah,
Iran, from 2017 to 2018. Convenience sampling was used.
Setting
A tertiary hospital in Kermanshah, west of Iran.
Participants
A total of 90 patients with burns of grade 2 and 3 after discharge from the hospital
were randomly assigned to 3 groups including telenursing (30), face-to-face training
(30), and control (30).
Interventions
Each intervention group received 1-on-1 telephone training and face-to-face training
in 8 sessions (2 sessions of 15 to 20min/wk). The control group received regular care.
Main Outcome Measures
QOL was evaluated by the Burn Specific Health Scale–Brief (BSHS-B).
Results
The mean BSHS-B scores before and after intervention for telenursing, face-to-face,
and the control group were 71.43±21.92 and 133.06±11.97; 64.83±26.16 and 124.83±23.05;
and 58.63±20.89 and 73.13±33.04, respectively. There was a statistically significant
difference among the 3 groups with respect to the training methods after intervention
(P<.001). In addition, post hoc test did not show a significant difference between the
telenursing and face-to-face groups (P=.244).
Conclusions
Educational methods in the form of telenursing and face-to-face training were effective
and promoted QOL in survivors of burn injuries. Both telenursing and face-to-face
training can be used to improve the QOL of survivors of burn injuries during the rehabilitation
phase.
Keywords
List of abbreviations:
BHSC-B (Burn Health Specific Scale–Brief), QOL (quality of life), TBSA (total-burn surface area)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: December 21, 2019
Footnotes
Supported by the vice Chancellor for Research and Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran (grant no. 96667).
Disclosures: none.
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