Early and late-recorded predictors of health-related quality of life of burn patients on long-term follow-up
Gojowy D, Kauke M, Ohmann T, Homann HH, Mannil L. Early and late-recorded predictors of health-related quality of life of burn patients on long-term follow-up. Burns 2019, 45: 1300-1310. PMID: 31176508, DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2019.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant independent predictor variablesTotal body surface areaHealth-related qualityIndependent predictor variablesHospital stayMechanical ventilationHand functionGeneral populationSummary scoresBurn Specific Health Scale-Brief (BSHS-B) questionnaireGeneric Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaireThickness burnsSingle-center cross-sectional studyMultivariate analysisShort Form-36 questionnaireObserver Scar Assessment ScaleIntentional burn injuriesMean burn sizePhysical summary scoreMental component scoreMental summary scoresLong-term outcomesPrimary outcome variableNorm scoresBody surface area