Citation

Brown B, Roberts JV, Browne G, Byrne C, Love B, Streiner D. Res. Nurs. Health 1988; 11(1): 23-30.

Affiliation

Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2964678

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether variables associated with psychosocial adjustment to a burn injury vary by gender. Male and female burned subjects (N = 260) were compared on their functional disability, disfigurement, coping responses, social resources, and psychosocial adjustment to a burn injury. Both men and women had adjusted psychosocially to their burn injury. Less functional disability (r =.57, p less than.001) for men and greater problem-solving (r =.57, p less than.001) for women were the most important variables in explaining psychosocial adjustment to a burn injury. In the future, researchers need to be cognizant of gender differences and consider men and women as separate populations.

Language: en