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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 14(4) pp. 607-615, 1989
© 1989 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Behavioral Adjustment of Pediatric Burn Victims1

Kenneth J. Tarnowski2, L. Kaye Rasnake, Thomas R. Linscheid and James A. Mulick

Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University ANC MetroHealth Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University, and Columbus Children's Hospital

2All correspondence should be sent to Kenneth J. Tarnowski, Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, 3395 Scranton Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44109.

Investigated the relationship of a variety of biopsychosocial variables to maternal ratings of children's psychosocial adjustment in a sample of 68 child burn survivors. Results indicated that (a) the mean maternal ratings of behavioral adjustment for pediatric burn patients did not differ from those reported for nonburned, nonclinic children, (b) a relatively small but statistically significant percentage of children had overall adjustment scores in the deviant range, and (c) little variance in the behavioral outcome measures was accounted for on the basis of three sets of predictor variables (demographic, burn severity, injury visibility) hypothesized to influence children's adjustment. Results suggest that the prevalence of behavioral disturbance in long-term pediatric burn survivors may be lower than previous reports have indicated. Implications of the results for consultation and future research are discussed.

Key words: pediatric burns; behavioral adjustment; burn victims.


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