A wellbeing program to promote mental health in paediatric burn patients: Study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the most traumatic injuries a child can experience is a severe burn. Despite improvements in medical treatments which have led to better physical outcomes and reduced mortality rates for paediatric burns patients, the psychological impact associated with experiencing such a traumatic injury has mostly been overlooked. This is concerning given the high incidence of psychopathology amongst paediatric burn survivors.

Objectives

This project will aim to pilot test and evaluate a co-designed trauma-focused intervention to support resilience and promote positive mental health in children and adolescents who have sustained an acute burn injury. Our first objective is to collect pilot data to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention and to inform the design of fut

SUBMITTER: Wickens N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10868872 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature