Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Post-Burn Patients and its Association with Self-esteem and Social Support: A Cross-sectional Study
Background: A burn injury is a traumatic experience that subjects survivors to intense stress and can lead to significant physical, cosmetic, and psychological effects. Reduced self-esteem adversely affects how burn patients interact with others, emotions, and overall functioning. Social support is...
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| author | Triveni M. Gowdar Harshitha V. Handral G. Archana K. T. Ramesha |
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A burn injury is a traumatic experience that subjects survivors to intense stress and can lead to significant physical, cosmetic, and psychological effects. Reduced self-esteem adversely affects how burn patients interact with others, emotions, and overall functioning. Social support is crucial in improving the mental well-being of individuals recovering from burns.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of depression, anxiety, and stress in post-burn patients and to determine their association with self-esteem and social support.
Materials and Methods:
Using the criterion sampling, participants were selected in a tertiary care hospital. Assessment tools include Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21, Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS).
Results:
Among the participants, 5.3% had moderate depression, 6.4% had moderate anxiety, and 8.5% experienced moderate stress. Additionally, 95% demonstrated good self-esteem, while 83% reported high social support. A significant negative correlation was observed between self-esteem and both depression (P < 0.0001) and stress (P < 0.0001). A significant negative correlation was found between depression and total perceived social support (PSS; P < 0.0001). Negative correlation was found between anxiety and total PSS. Negative correlation was found between stress and total PSS.
Conclusion:
The study highlights that good self-esteem and high social support reduces depression, anxiety, and stress in burn patients. This suggests that interventions targeting at improved social support networks and enhancing self-esteem can reduce the burden in burn patients and thereby improve the functional outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-51ff3f075d7c47ea93d280ed2c5d815b2025-08-20T03:31:24ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Psychiatry Spectrum2949-69692025-07-014322422910.4103/jopsys.jopsys_11_25Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Post-Burn Patients and its Association with Self-esteem and Social Support: A Cross-sectional StudyTriveni M. GowdarHarshitha V. HandralG. ArchanaK. T. RameshaBackground: A burn injury is a traumatic experience that subjects survivors to intense stress and can lead to significant physical, cosmetic, and psychological effects. Reduced self-esteem adversely affects how burn patients interact with others, emotions, and overall functioning. Social support is crucial in improving the mental well-being of individuals recovering from burns. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of depression, anxiety, and stress in post-burn patients and to determine their association with self-esteem and social support. Materials and Methods: Using the criterion sampling, participants were selected in a tertiary care hospital. Assessment tools include Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21, Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Results: Among the participants, 5.3% had moderate depression, 6.4% had moderate anxiety, and 8.5% experienced moderate stress. Additionally, 95% demonstrated good self-esteem, while 83% reported high social support. A significant negative correlation was observed between self-esteem and both depression (P < 0.0001) and stress (P < 0.0001). A significant negative correlation was found between depression and total perceived social support (PSS; P < 0.0001). Negative correlation was found between anxiety and total PSS. Negative correlation was found between stress and total PSS. Conclusion: The study highlights that good self-esteem and high social support reduces depression, anxiety, and stress in burn patients. This suggests that interventions targeting at improved social support networks and enhancing self-esteem can reduce the burden in burn patients and thereby improve the functional outcome.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jopsys.jopsys_11_25burnspsychiatric morbidityself-esteemsocial support |
| spellingShingle | Triveni M. Gowdar Harshitha V. Handral G. Archana K. T. Ramesha Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Post-Burn Patients and its Association with Self-esteem and Social Support: A Cross-sectional Study Journal of Psychiatry Spectrum burns psychiatric morbidity self-esteem social support |
| title | Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Post-Burn Patients and its Association with Self-esteem and Social Support: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full | Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Post-Burn Patients and its Association with Self-esteem and Social Support: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Post-Burn Patients and its Association with Self-esteem and Social Support: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Post-Burn Patients and its Association with Self-esteem and Social Support: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_short | Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Post-Burn Patients and its Association with Self-esteem and Social Support: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_sort | depression anxiety and stress in post burn patients and its association with self esteem and social support a cross sectional study |
| topic | burns psychiatric morbidity self-esteem social support |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jopsys.jopsys_11_25 |
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