270 Long-Term Outcomes for Survivors of Childhood Burns; A Comparison of Honduran and US Samples

• Published in: Journal of burn care & research 2019-03, Vol.40 (Supplement_1), p.S113-S114
• Main Authors: Kogosov, A S, Riobueno-Naylor, A, Haile, H, Romo, S, Kazis, L E, Lydon, M, Stoddard, F, Sheridan, R L, Murphy, J
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1559-047X; 1559-0488
• DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irz013.192

Abstract Introduction The Burn Outcome Questionnaire (BOQ5-18) is a validated instrument that assesses functioning of adolescents 5-18 recovering from burn injuries on twelve burn-specific physical and psychosocial domains. Limited research has focused on the use of the BOQ in developing countries. The current study evaluates the feasibility of using the BOQ5-18 in an outpatient clinic in Honduras and its usefulness for conducting a needs assessment. Methods As part of an outpatient burn clinic in Honduras, parents of patients seen in the clinic were asked to complete the Spanish version of the BOQ5-18. Domain scores of Honduran patients were compared to scores of patients from the Multi-Center Benchmarking Study (MCBS), a normative sample from the US. Because time since burn had been found to be a key variable in previous studies, the Honduran sample (n=28, with an average of 4.10 years since burn) was compared to the 50 MCBS subjects whose parents had completed the BOQ5-18 at Time 8 (T8), about 4 years since the burn. Chi-Square analyses were performed to examine differences in rates of risk on the 12 BOQ domains in the Honduran vs MCBS T8 subsample. Risk was defined as a BOQ5-18 domain score one standard deviation or more below the mean. Results Twenty-nine patients were seen in a Honduran clinic and 28 of them (96%) completed a BOQ5-18. Comparisons between the Honduran and US sample BOQ domain scores revealed only one significant difference. In the Honduran sample the rate of risk on the Itch scale was 17.9% vs. 0.0% in the US subsample (χ2 (2, 77) =13.48, p