Impact of Psychological Rehabilitation on Healing of Burn Patients

Abstract

Background: Psycological distress among people who have sustained burns is common. The time taken for burn wounds to heal can not be fully explained by physical factors such as burn type, wound size and depth only. Clinicians should not ignore the importance of psycological influences on the wound healing process and also give consideration to the potential for psycological rehabilitation to lessen patient's distress and improve wound healing outcomes.