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KMID : 0389420200280030125
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Korean Journal of Stress Research
2020 Volume.28 No. 3 p.125 ~ p.132
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Effect of Social Skills Training Programs for Adult Burn Patients
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Kim Kyung-Mee
Hwang Se-Hee
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Abstract
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Background: This study aimed to verify the efficacy of a program for improving social competence among adult burn patients.
Methods: Participants included adults aged 25 to 65 years who had burn injuries on exposed areas consisting of at least 20% of their total body surface area. We used the affect and interpersonal relationship subscales of the Korean version of the Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief to measure the efficacy of the program. The final sample size was 24; with data being collected from September 2017 to December 2018.
Results: We found that participants’ scores for the dimensions of affect and interpersonal relationships increased after the program. We observed an increase in the affect dimension of the BSHS-BK (Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief) from an average of 18.29 to 20.67 before and after the program, respectively. Results indicated a significant increase for patients who are male and had visible burn areas. Moreover, we observed an increase in interpersonal relationship scores, although not statistically significant. A significant increase was found in participants belonging to the “below 46 years” age group, and those with visible burn areas.
Conclusions: It has been suggested that improvement of social skills requires training for people and financial support for the program.
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KEYWORD
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Social skills training, Burn patients, Social competence, Peer support
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