Efficacy of a burn-specific cognitive-behavioral group training. Issue 2 (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Seehausen, Annika; Ripper, Sabine; Germann, Günter; Hartmann, Bernd; Wind, Gerhard; Renneberg, Babette
• Is Part Of: Burns. Volume 41:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 308
• Page End: 316
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Burns and scalds -- Periodicals; 617.11
• DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.07.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0305-4179

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0090"> <list id="lis0010"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">We evaluated a newly developed cognitive-behavioral group training for burn patients.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">After group intervention, general symptom severity and posttraumatic stress decreased in the intervention group but not in the treatment as usual control group.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Optimism increased in the intervention group but not in the control group.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">In both groups overall quality of life improved gradually over the three assessment points.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">The group intervention had a positive effect on psychological well-being and resources of burn patients.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>