ANALYSIS OF LEVEL OF SATISFACTION OF BURN PATIENTS BEING MANAGED IN JINNAH HOSPITAL LAHORE

Objective: to evaluate the post-trauma satisfaction of victims of burns with body image through Satisfaction With Appearance Scale (SWAP). Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive study performed with 17 patients, burn victims, of a hospital complex. Data were collected through a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire and SWAP instrument. The data were presented in tables. Results: the score of the evaluation of satisfaction with body image through SWAP varies from zero to 84, corresponding to a high degree of satisfaction versus a high degree of dissatisfaction. The satisfaction of patients was also evaluated according to the depth and extent of the burn. Conclusion: all victims of burns showed some dissatisfaction with body image, and the greater dissatisfaction occur with black men, aged from 30 to 59 years, with lesions of second and third degrees. The burns in upper and lower limbs represented the greater interference in the dissatisfaction with the self-image of these victims. Descritores: Body Image; Burns; Health Evaluation, Injury and Lesion; Nursing; Quality of Life