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ArticleJournal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association2025

The Impact of Body Image on Physical Function and Return to Work After Burn: A Burn Model System Study.

Mashal Ali, Kara McMullen, Kyra Solis-Beach, Kimberly Roaten, Colleen M Ryan, Maiya I Pacleb, Gretchen J Carrougher, Haig A Yenikomshian, Karen Kowalske

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Article in Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mashal AliDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5300-5698
Kara McMullenDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6316-7201
Kyra Solis-BeachDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-2665-6881
Kimberly RoatenDepartment of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7453-0448
Colleen M RyanDepartment of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Shriners Children's-Boston, Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6455-936X
Maiya I PaclebDepartment of Surgery, Northwest Regional Burn Model System, UW Medicine Regional Burn Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-0242-2475
Gretchen J CarrougherDepartment of Surgery, Northwest Regional Burn Model System, UW Medicine Regional Burn Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1438-7483
Haig A YenikomshianDivision of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8230-1565
Karen KowalskeDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2729-3328

Funding

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research 90PBU0006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Burn injury can have a lasting impact on quality of life beyond the initial injury. The aim of this study was to examine the recovery process through analyzing the relationship between body image, physical function, and return to work. This study uses data from the Burn Model System National Longitudinal Database and includes 1001 participants injured between 2015 and 2023 who were measured using Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-29 Physical Function, Employment Status, and the Body Image subscale. Associations were explored using multivariate linear and logistic regression analyses. Physical function was positively associated with body image and negatively associated with burn size, age, and amputation. Employment was positively correlated with body image and employment at injury, while negatively correlated with age. Other variables, including burn etiology, burn center site, race, and ethnicity, were significant at different time points. By understanding how these factors change and are associated with outcomes across recovery, the healthcare team can make more tailored efforts to improve the psychosocial and physical well-being of burn survivors.

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Body ImageBurnsReturn to WorkAdultFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresQuality of Lifebody imageburnsphysical functionreturn to work

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PMID39301888
PMCPMC13031102

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