Niño Quemado Gran Secuelado Perfil Clínico y Calidad de Vida
Natalia Llanos V.⁽¹⁾, Alberto Sthioul O.⁽²⁾, Verónica Yañez D.⁽³⁾, Matías Orellana S.⁽³⁾,
Gabriela Hidalgo⁽³⁾.
¹ Médico Fisiatra, Residente de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Universidad de Chile.
² Psicólogo, Magíster, Especialista en Psicometría. Docente Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
³ Centro de Rehabilitación COANIQUEM, Santiago

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Introduction: The aftermath of extensive burns cause great complications both physical and psychosocial in children and adolescents.

Objective: Characterization of the population over 25% of skin with aftermath burn in Assistance Corporation Burned Children, by measuring and comparing their quality of life by physical well, psychological, relationship with parents and autonomy, social support and peers, school environment.

Methods: We evaluated through KIDSCREEN-27-29 children aged 8-18 years old having received comprehensive rehabilitation, the results being compared with healthy children.

Results. Within the study group no significant differences between gender, age, residence, even if any in terms of visibility of scars. In the case of comparison with general population sample of healthy, were differences in quality of life for children with extensive burns.

(Key words: Quality of life, childhood, adolescence, KIDSCREEN-27).