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Development of a symptom assessment scale for moderate-to-severe burn patients in rehabilitation: A Delphi study.
| Τίτλος: | Development of a symptom assessment scale for moderate-to-severe burn patients in rehabilitation: A Delphi study. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Qin Q; School of Nursing, Guizhou Medical University, No. 9 Beijing Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang, China., Deng Y; Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, No. 28 Guiyi Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang, China., Li Q; School of Nursing, Guizhou Medical University, No. 9 Beijing Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang, China., Chen L; Department of Nursing, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, No. 396, Tongfu Middle Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, China., He W; Department of Nursing, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, No. 396, Tongfu Middle Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, China., Li T; Department of Nursing, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, No. 396, Tongfu Middle Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, China., Tan H; School of Nursing, Guizhou Medical University, No. 9 Beijing Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang, China; Department of Nursing, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, No. 396, Tongfu Middle Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: 1789391395@qq.com. |
| Πηγή: | Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries [Burns] 2026 Sep; Vol. 52 (7), pp. 108031. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 22. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 8913178 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-1409 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03054179 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Burns Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier Original Publication: [Guildford, Surrey, UK] : Butterworths, [c1989- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Burns*/rehabilitation , Burns*/complications , Burns*/psychology , Burns*/physiopathology , Symptom Assessment*/methods , Cicatrix*/etiology , Cicatrix*/physiopathology , Cicatrix*/psychology, Sleep Wake Disorders/etiology ; Sleep Wake Disorders/psychology ; Humans ; Delphi Technique ; Female ; Adult ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Reproducibility of Results ; Consensus |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Burn injuries pose a major global public health challenge, causing significant physical and psychological harm. Comprehensive symptom assessment is critical for the effective rehabilitation of moderate-to-severe burn patients, but existing tools lack specificity for their unique symptom profile during rehabilitation. This study aimed to develop a targeted symptom assessment scale for these patients, addressing the gap in specialized evaluation tools. Methods: The Delphi technique was used to determine the content of the Symptom Assessment Scale for Moderate-to-Severe Burn Patients During Rehabilitation (SAS-MBR). Predefined item inclusion criteria were a mean importance score ≥ 3.5, expert consensus (agreement or strong agreement) ≥ 75%, and a coefficient of variation (CV) < 0.25. Two rounds of consultation were conducted with a panel of 25 interdisciplinary burn experts (18 completed both rounds). Results: After two Delphi rounds, 31 items were retained, categorized into four domains: Scar Characteristics, Systemic Functional Impairment, Psychological & Sleep, and Social Maladjustment. Strong inter-expert agreement was observed (Kendall's W = 0.390, P < 0.001), confirming substantial content validity and consensus on the framework. Conclusion: The SAS-MBR demonstrates good content validity and practicability in assessing symptoms among moderate-to-severe burn patients during rehabilitation. It captures the distinctive challenges of burn rehabilitation and the specific needs in China, further enriching the assessment system for burn care. (Copyright © 2026. Published by Elsevier Ltd.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Burns; Delphi technique; Rehabilitation; Scale development; Symptom assessment |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260519 Date Completed: 20260703 Latest Revision: 20261011 |
| Update Code: | 20261012 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108031 |
| PMID: | 42155290 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1879-1409 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.burns.2026.108031 |