Stress perception in burns patients: A cross-sectional study.

Abstract

To investigate the status and the factors of stress perception in burn patients. The study employed a convenience sampling method to select participants from the burn unit of a tertiary care center. The data collection period ranged from December 2023 to August 2024. The measurement tools included the general information questionnaire, the Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), and the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS). SPSS 21.0 software was used for data statistical analysis. The study included 317 burn patients with a mean CPSS score of 35.30 ± 6.64. Of these, 57 patients (17.98 %) perceived mild stress, 222 patients (70.03 %) had moderate stress perception, 38 patients (11.99 %) perceived severe stress. Both psychological resilience and perceived social support were negatively correlated with stress perception (p < 0.05). Sex, the department attended after burns injury, career, medical payment method, dwelling place, average monthly income, cause of burn, site of burn, multiple burns over the body, clinical staging of burn, burn size (%TBSA), whether surgery was performed, and whether inhalation injury occurred were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with CPSS scores. The level of stress perception in patients with burns is high, and the influencing factors are complex. By considering associated risk factors, healthcare providers can design and implement tailored intervention strategies to reduce the stress levels perceived by burn patients.