Effect of Hand care Education on Hand Deformities and Motion Disorders in Hand Burn Patients

Introduction: Hand burn is a common and considerable cause of chronic disabilities, since it mostly causes functional disorders like a range of motion defects in hands. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effect of education regarding hand-burn caring on deformity as well as the range of motion disorders in hand- burn patients admitted to Shahid Motahari hospital in Tehran. Methods: This study is a clinical trial conducted on sixty burn patients. The subjects were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. A systematic education program was implemented on the experimental group regarding how to care hand burn. The research data was gleaned by an observational checklist of hand deformity as well as a demographic questionnaire. The research data was analyzed via SPSS software version 10. Results: Majority of patients were male aged 15-25 years with primary education who were village residents in a low economic status. The most common cause of burning was benzene with total burn surface %45- 36% . The study results revealed that the implementation of hand care educational program for hand burn patients was statistically effective on the hand deformity. Conclution: Implementing programs of hand burn is recommended to reduce the functional problems of the hand after burning. Therefore, the nurses need to attend to education in caring of these patients.