안면화상 환자에서 삶의 질에 영향을 주는 불안의 정도

Comparison of the Quality of Life in Facial Burn Patients by Anxiety Trait

ObjectivesZZThis study was designed to evaluate the quality of life in facial burn patients and its relationship to anxiety. MethodsZZThe study subjects consisted of 36 patients in a burn center after a burn injury. The as-sessment of quality of life was performed using a clinical administered SF-36 scale. All participants were instructed to complete the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory of Spielberger, the Beck Depression Inventory. ResultsZZThere was no correlation between the trait of anxiety and the degree of the burn. The patients who had a high score in the Trait Anxiety Inventory after the burn injury showed a low quality of life at the one year follow-up. But the patients who had a low score in the Trait Anxiety Inventory showed a better quality of life than patients who had a mild burn injury. ConclusionZZThe results of this study suggest that the patients who had severe facial burns with a high score in the Trait Anxiety Inventory showed the specific properties of a low quality of life. Therefore, they needed intensive care from the beginning of the burn injury. In this process, resili-ence plays a major role in adapting to acute stress, especially burns, and anxiety is one of the protective factors in resilience.