Open AccessSocial Participation of Burn Survivors and the General Population in Work and Employment: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile Study
Author(s) -
Cayla J. Saret,
Pengsheng Ni,
Molly Marino,
Emily C. Dore,
Colleen M Ryan,
Jeffrey C. Schneider,
Lewis E. Kazis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of burn care and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.679
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1559-0488
pISSN - 1559-047X
DOI - 10.1093/jbcr/irz076
Subject(s) - medicine , population , burn injury , gerontology , demography , psychological resilience , sample (material) , burn out , clinical psychology , psychology , environmental health , surgery , social psychology , chemistry , chromatography , sociology
Work integration and retention after burn injury is a key outcome. Little is known about how burn survivors reintegrate into the workplace. This article compares scores on the Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile, a burn-specific measure of social participation, between burn survivors and general population samples, focusing on the Work and Employment domain.