Effects of resilience and cognitive evaluation on quality of life of burn patients

Objective To understand the status of life quality, resilience and disability acceptance of burn patients, and to explore the impact of mental resilience and disability acceptance on the quality of life. Methods Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Acceptance of Disability Scale (ADS) and Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) were used to carry out questionnaire survey for a total of 315 burned patients who were in rehabilitation phase. Results For burned patients, the total score of resilience was 57.12±14.34, the total score of disability acceptance was 78.20 ±9.99, and the total score of quality of life was 128.29 ±37.26. The correlation analysis showed that the total score of resilience was positively correlated with quality of life for burned patients (r value was 0.646, P<0.01); the total score of disability acceptance was positively correlated with the total score of quality of life for burned patients (r value was 0.846, P < 0.01). Multiple stepwise regression showed that the total score of disability acceptance, severity of burn, sleep state, ability and endurance of negative emotions were the main predictors of the quality of life for burned patients. Conclusions Great attention should be paid to the quality of life of burned patients, and psychological problems of high-risk patients should be found as soon as possible and reasonable intervention should be given to improve the resilience and disability acceptance of patients, so as to improve their quality of life. Key words: Burns; Quality of life; Resilience; Cognitive evaluation