ArticleAnnals of burns and fire disasters2019
Effectiveness of incorporating occupational therapy in rehabilitation of hand burn patients.
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- [Practice guideline for adult burn rehabilitation nursing (2026 edition)].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2026Guideline
- Rehabilitation Methods for the Management of Skin Diseases.Advanced biomedical research · 2025Review
- Long-Term Functional Outcomes after Hand Burns: A Monocentric Controlled Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Clinical study of early rehabilitation training combined with negative pressure wound therapy for the treatment of deep partial-thickness hand burns.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- The Relationship between Health-Related Quality of Life, Subjective Scar Estimation, and Activity Performance in Adult Burn Patients 6 and 12 Months after Injury.European burn journal · 2022Article
- Implementation of a nursing rehabilitation model to improve quality of life of patients with hand burns: A randomized clinical trial.European journal of translational myology · 2022Article
- Effects of early rehabilitation in improvement of paediatric burnt hands function.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- [Occupational therapy after complex hand injuries : Remedy with focus on activity and participation].Der Unfallchirurg · 2021Review
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Abstract
One of the main goals in the rehabilitation process of patients with burn to their hands is their return to society and their professional occupation, which has a direct positive influence on these patients' quality of life. The goal of this research project was to investigate the effect of early intervention with occupational therapy in patients with burns to their hands. The study included 30 patients with second or third degree hand burns. Patients were added to the study 12 days after their burn wounds and grafted areas had healed. They had 3 sessions of occupational therapy per week for 8 weeks. These sessions included active and passive range of motion exercises, active resistive exercises, stretching exercises and practicing activities of daily living. Functionality of the hand was assessed before and after the 8 weeks of occupational therapy using the DASH questionnaire. The average initial DASH score before intervention with occupational therapy was 60.9, and after 8 weeks of occupational therapy it was 33.9 (average difference between the pre-intervention and post-intervention DASH scores is 27 points, p < 0.001). After 8 weeks of occupational therapy, patients performed activities of daily living with a lot less difficulty, and an increase in functionality of the hands was observed. This study suggests that early intervention with rehabilitative therapies is advantageous and may result in improved hand function.
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