@article{ajnr2019736,
author={{Mohammed, Inshrah Roshdy and Abolwafa, Nagat Farouk},
title={Using Pressure Garment versus Hospital Routine Care on Reducing Scars Immediately after Burn Surgery},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={7},
number={3},
pages={269--277},
year={2019},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/7/3/6},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={<b>Background</b>: Abnormal scar advancement resulting from burn injury in children has basic impact on adolescents' children physical and mental working as well as health- related costs for both family and the health care benefit.<b> The study aims: </b>to<b> </b>evaluate using of pressure garment versus hospital routine care on reducing scars immediately after burn surgery. <b>Research design:</b> quasi-experimental research design was utilized within the current study.<b> Subjects: </b>purposive sample including (40) male and female adolescents' children and early adult hood were included within the current study and divided into two groups study (20) and control (20). <b>Setting:</b> the study was carried out at Minia General Hospital in burn inpatient department. <b>Tool of data collection:</b> one tool was used?to gather information has divided into two parts: <b>First part:</b> developed by researchers to assess adolescent children and early adulthood biosociodemographic characteristic as (age, sexˇ­. ect.). <b>Second part: </b>The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) scare assessment scale consists of 2 subscales: (the patient and observer scar assessment scale). <b>Results: </b>observable decreasing of burn scars among study group after applying pressure garment immediately post burn surgery during follow up (within 3, 6 and 9 months). <b>Conclusion:</b> utilizing of pressure garment was an effective method in reducing burn scar among adolescents' children and early adulthood immediately after burn surgery. <b>Recommendations: </b>training programs for nurses in burn units overhauled with the evidence-based practices and recent strategies for decreasing burn scar which has huge results on adolescents' children physically and mentally.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-7-3-6}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}