SELF-PERCEPTION OF BURN SURVIVORS AFTER THE STRESSFUL EPISODE

Abstract

To report the perception of burn survivors after the traumatic event suffered. This is an exploratory research, with a qualitative approach. This research was carried out by screening burn survivors registered with the Maranhão Association for Support to Burn Survivors (AMASQ). The study population consisted of a sample of 8 individuals, chosen for convenience. The interviews were carried out via video call via the Google Meet platform, recorded on a smartphone device and transcribed in Microsoft Word 2007. Collection took place using an interview script and participants were randomly coded. To support data analysis, the IRAMUTEQ software (Interface de R pour les Analyzes Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires) was used, anchored in the R software and the Python programming language. Regarding gender, 4 participants were female, 4 were male, with ages ranging from 19 to 56 years. The survivors' education level ranged from incomplete high school to higher education. The analysis of the corpus textus presented 232 text segments (ST), with 7822 occurrences and 704 distinct words. After processing, the dendrogram was created with 5 classes. The participants in this research have various psychological, motor, social and physical dysfunctions, such as extreme sensitivity to exposure to the sun, to the detriment of the burn accident suffered. Among the main ones, feelings such as fear, insecurity, anxiety, depression, sadness, crying and lack of interest in day-to-day activities were mentioned.