Investigation of the post-traumatic growth in the parents of burn children

Abstract

Objective To study the psychological growth in the parents of burn children after the trauma event to provide the basis for psychological intervention in the parents of children with burn .Methods Three hundred and ten parents of burn children with cure and discharged were chosen , and were surveyed by the self-designed questionnaire on the basic information and post-traumatic growth inventory .Results The total score of post-traumatic growth inventory in the parents of burn children was （71.75 ±6.12）, and the scores of different dimensions including interpersonal relationship , new possibility , personal power , change of mental , and appreciation on life were respectively （22.43 ±3.27）, （10.03 ±1.47）, （16.82 ±3.95）, （8.10 ±1.72） and （14.37 ±2.46）.The parents’ occupation, education, family income every month, the payment way of medical expenses , burn area , prognosis had great influence on the growth in the parents of burn children , and the differences were statistically significant （F=7.345, 3.289, 3.856, 7.426, 5.245, 15.986, respectively;P〈0.05）.Conclusions The parents of burn children can get different degree of growth after the traumatic event. Key words: Burns; Post-traumatic growth; Children; Parents