Table 1 Characteristics of study population
Variable | Total sample (n = 245) | Without comorbidity (n = 183) | With comorbidity (n = 62) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender: male, n(%) | 152 (62.0%) | 124 (67.8%) | 28 (45.2%) | 0.002 |
Age at follow-up (M, SD) | 47.4 (16.8) | 38.5 (16.3) | 57.2 (14.2) | < 0.001 |
%TBSA (Median, IQR) | 6.0 (2.0–12.5) | 5.0 (1.5–11.0) | 8.0 (3.0–16.5) | 0.012 |
Length of hospital stay (M, SD) | 17.9 (22.2) | 15.6 (20.8) | 24.9 (24.7) | < 0.001 |
Number of surgeries (M, SD) | 1.3 (2.0) | 1.1 (1.9) | 1.8 (2.2) | 0.006 |
Aetiology, n(%) | 0.197 | |||
Flame | 141 (58.0%) | 101 (55.5%) | 40 (65.6%) | |
Scald | 46 (19.0%) | 34 (18.6%) | 12 (19.7%) | |
Other | 56 (23.0%) | 47 (25.8%) | 9 (14.8%) | |
Time since burn (years) (M, SD) | 5.6 (0.5) | 5.6 (0.5) | 5.6 (0.5) | 0.768 |
Comorbidity, n pre-existing chronic conditions (%) | ||||
No | 183 (74.7%) | |||
One | 44 (18.0%) | |||
More than one | 18 (7.3%) | |||
EQ-5D-5L scores | ||||
Index value (M, SD) | 0.87 (0.18) | 0.90 (0.09) | 0.77 (0.23) | < 0.001 |
EQ-VAS (M, SD) | 81.6 (15.7) | 84.1 (14.6) | 74.2 (16.5) | < 0.001 |
Mobility (% with problems) | 15.5% | 9.8% | 32.3% | < 0.001 |
Self-care (% with problems) | 7.8% | 3.8% | 19.4% | < 0.001 |
Usual activities (% with problems) | 23.3% | 16.9% | 41.9% | 0.001 |
Pain/discomfort (% with problems) | 39.2% | 33.3% | 56.5% | 0.001 |
Anxiety/depression (% with problems) | 31.4% | 27.3% | 43.5% | 0.009 |
POSAS Patient Scale scores | ||||
% patients with pain (POSAS pain score ≥ 2) | 25.7% | 22.4% | 35.5% | 0.174 |
% patients with itching (POSAS itching score ≥ 2) | 48.2% | 48.6% | 46.8% | 0.166 |