Abstract
This study uses blog analysis, a new and novel technique, to explore the positive outcomes experienced by burn survivors. This study examined 10 burn survivor blogs to offer a unique, longitudinal insight into burn survivor recovery. Using thematic analysis, three themes emerged: shift in self-perception, enhanced relationships and a change in life outlook. Many of these themes contained stories and experiences unique to a traumatic burn injury, suggesting that standardised trauma scales are not effectively measuring the impact of a burn in this population. Reflections on blog analysis are discussed, along with a recommendation that health researchers utilise the vast amount of data available from online blogs.
Highlights
A burn is a common, invasive trauma with long-term physical, emotional and psychological consequences
This study has provided an alternative account of burn survivor rehabilitation
Previous to this study, using restrictive positive outcome scales, or relying on retrospective accounts of burn survivor rehabilitation has not provided a comprehensive account of the positive consequences for people affected by a burn injury
Summary
A burn is a common, invasive trauma with long-term physical, emotional and psychological consequences. Little attention has been given to positive psychosocial consequences, despite them being evident in the qualitative accounts of recovery given by survivors of burns and other traumatic injuries (Lau and van Niekerk, 2011; Linley and Joseph, 2004; Dekel et al, 2012; Pressman and Cohen, 2005). An understanding and identification of positive outcomes would give a more holistic representation of the experiences of people affected by burns (Moi and Gjengedal, 2008; Lau and van Niekerk, 2011) could potentially instil hope in others during rehabilitation and beyond, and has been linked to a reduction in burn patient distress (Linley and Joseph, 2004)
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