Background: This investigator sought to enhance medical knowledge and clinical care by distinguishing the population level characteristics of patients who attempted self-immolation within the burn population and determine the impact these patients have on health-care related resource utilization. Methods: Patients who met the inclusion criteria and were admitted for a documented attempt of self-immolation were case-matched based on age, gender, total body surface area burn, inhalation injury, and burn mechanism to individuals who experienced accidental burn injuries and were admitted to the burn unit during the same time-period. To compare patients, this investigator matched patient groups using a propensity score method. Results: Seventy-two total patients, including matched pairs, were selected after propensity scoring. Self-immolation patients had a significant difference in preexisting history of depression (p = .008), psychiatric disease (p = .028) and previous psychiatric treatment (p
| Date of Award | Jan 1 2021 |
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| Original language | English |
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| Supervisor | Elliot Sklar (Supervisor), Akiva Turner (Advisor) & Susan Smith (Advisor) |
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