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Self-esteem in severely burned adults

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Title: Self-esteem in severely burned adults

Authors: Syed Muhammad Imran Haider Zaidi , Nazia Yaqoob , Sidra Noreen 

Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association

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Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2017

Volume: 67

Issue: 12

Language: English

Keywords: PakistanSelf-esteemAdultsSelf-competencySeverely burned

Categories
Rehabilitation (3601) Psychology (26534) Burn Surgery (42) Psychiatry (4152) Trauma Psychology (25)

Abstract

Abstract


A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the level of and gender difference in self-esteem among adult victims of severe burn injuries. Severely burned adults aged 20 to 40 years participated in this investigation from March 2015 to April 2016 in five hospitals of Faisalabad and Lahore. Purposive sampling technique was used and a self-esteem scale was used to assess different dimensions of self-esteem. Out of 40 patients, there were 25 men (62.5%) and 15 women (37.5%) with mean age of 28.28±4.60 years (range: 20-40 years). A significant positive relationship between subscales of self-esteem scale were found: self-acceptance and self-competence r=0.55, p

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