Name/First author, year (reference) | Country | Inclusion criteria | Study population | Etiology | %TBSA burned, mean (SD) | LOS, mean (SD) | No of surgery, mean (SD) | HRQL instrument | Assessment time point(s) |
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Burns Service of Western Australia | Australia (Western Australia) | All inpatients admitted between 2004 and April 2019 | n = 1756, (M: 69.7%). Mean age: 40.2 yr | Flame: 38.7% Scald: 28.4% | 5.9% (9.1) | 9.1 (12.4) | 1.1 (1.2) | SF-36 | 4–6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, 24 months |
Bloemen et al., 2012 [20] | The Netherlands | Surgery and TBSA full thickness burns < 15%, study wound surface area min. 10 cm2 and max. 300 cm2 (October 2007 – February 2010) | n = 77, (M: 57.1%). Mean age: 47.4 yr | Flame: 72.3% Scald: 15.4% | 8.3% (7.7) | 19.9 (15.2) | 1.5 (0.9) | EQ-5D-3 L | 3, 12 months |
Hop et al., 2013 [21] | The Netherlands | Outpatient or admitted to a burn centre within 5 days post burn, with burns of indeterminate depth and a ≤ 20% TBSA burned (August 2011 – July 2013) | n = 124, (M: 69.4%). Mean age: 42.3 yr | Flame: 54.0% Scald: 24.2% | 8.0% (11.9) | 18.4 (24.8) | 1.0 (1.5) | EQ-5D-3 L | 3, 12, 24 months |
Norway | All patients hospitalized for burn injury (1995–2000) | n = 90, (M: 83.3%). Mean age: 43.0 yr | Flame: 57.8% Scald: 24.4% | 17.7% (12.8) | 22.7 (20.3) | 1.7 (1.9) | SF-36 | Measurement 1: 11–82 months Measurement 2: 150–220 months | |
Orwellius et al., 2013 [24] | Sweden | Burn patients with ≥10% TBSA burned or LOS of ≥7 days (March 2000 – December 2009) | n = 118, (M: 77.1%). Mean age: 48.2 yr | NA | 23.3% (17.6) | 29.8 (32.4) | NA | EQ-5D-3 L | 12 and 24 months |
Oster et al., 2011 [14] | Sweden | Burn patients with ≥5% TBSA burned or LOS of > 1 day (March 2000 – March 2007) | n = 67, (M: 77.6%). Mean age: 42.6 yr | Flame: 74.6% Scald: 10.4% | 25.6% (20.2) | 26.9 (33.5) | NA | EQ-5D-3 L | Admission, 3, 6, 12, 24 months, 2–7 years (mean 4.6 yr) |
Renneberg et al., 2014 [25] | Germany | All patients hospitalized in the burn unit (June 2004 and November 2006) | n = 292, (M: 72.3%). Mean age: 39.6 yr | NA | 15.0% (14.2) | 28.1 (31.2) | 2.6 (4.8) | SF-36 | 6, 12, 24, 36 months |
Spronk et al., 2019 [15] | The Netherlands | Burn patients with LOS of ≥1 day or with surgery (2010–2013) | n = 256, (M: 62.1%). Mean age: 47.7 yr | Flame: 57.9% Scald: 18.5% | 9.6% (16.9) | 17.5 (22.0) | 1.3 (1.9) | EQ-5D-5 L | 5–7 years (mean 5.5 yr) |
Van Loey et al., 2012 [26] | Belgium and The Netherlands | Burn patients with LOS of ≥72 h (March 2003 and April 2005) | n = 257, (M: 72.4%). Mean age: 38.9 yr | Flame: 57.3% Scald: 24.9% | 12.7% (11.5) | 24.2 (23.0) | 1.5 (2.2) | EQ-5D-3 L | 3 weeks, 3, 9, 18 months |
Hoogewerf et al., 2014 [27] | Belgium and The Netherlands | Burn patients with LOS of ≥72 h (March 2006 – January 2009) | n = 297, (M: 79.8%). Mean age: 40.8 yr | Flame: 65.1% Scald: 22.3% | 12.9% (12.1) | 22.6 (20.9) | 1.1 (1.7) | SF-36 | 3 and 18 months |
Bosmans et al., 2015 [28] | The Netherlands | Burn patients with TBSA≥1% burned or LOS ≥ 48 h (April 2010 – October 2012) | n = 145, (M: 65.5%). Mean age: 40.6 yr | Flame: 58.3% Scald: 30.9% | 9.0% (8.0) | 17.2 (13.2) | 0.9 (1.5) | EQ-5D-3 L | 2 weeks, 3, 6, 12, 18 months |