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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access first published online on August 1, 2006
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Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsl014
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Received September 13, 2005
Revised March 1, 2006
Accepted June 2, 2006

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Identifying the Variables Impacting Post-Burn Psychological Adjustment: A Meta-Analysis

Delilah O. Noronha MS 1 * and Jan Faust PHD 1

1 Nova Southeastern University, 3301 College Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33314-7796

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Delilah O. Noronha, E-mail: noronhad{at}nova.edu


  Abstract

Objective The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate variables that have the greatest impact on psychological adjustment after burn injury among children, adolescents, and young adults. Methods Meta-analytical procedures were utilized to determine the strength of association indices of identified impact variables. Only 13 articles were utilized due to the scarcity of and statistical limitations of the research. Results The body location variable (.26) had the greatest mean strength of association in relation to psychological adjustment. The burn injury variable (.21) had the second greatest mean strength of association. Finally, both the parental adjustment variable and the child premorbid psychological functioning variable (.15) had the third greatest mean strength of association. Conclusions A major implication of this research is that the impact variables identified will be useful in targeting burn patients who are at risk for psychological adjustment problems.

Keywords: burn adjustment; pediatric burn.

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