ROLE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN THE REHABILITATION OF BURN VICTIMS

Volume : VIII, Issue : X, October - 2018

Ms Sreedevi Sriram, Dr Sutha Sellamoni, Dr G Karthikeyan

AIM: To use various occupational therapy treatment methods in the treatment of burn victims to improve their

performance in the Activities of Daily Living (ADL).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: 280 patients with burns with hand involvement admitted in Government Kilpauk Medical College and

Hospital, Chennai were taken for the study. Various therapeutic modalities and techniques of occupational therapy were used and the patients

were analyzed for functional improvement using the FIM system of scoring.

RESULT; Occupational therapy intervention was found to be effective in improving the functional skills of the burns victims. The level of

independence in self–care ADL, leisure and return to routine had improved significantly.

CONCLUSION: Occupational therapy is given for the rehabilitation of burns victims and is found to be effective for a better quality of life

following burns.