TitleNational Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Burn Model System: Review of Program and Database.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsAmtmann D, McMullen K, Bamer A, Fauerbach JA, Gibran NS, Herndon D, Schneider JC, Kowalske K, Holavanahalli R, A Miller C
JournalArch Phys Med Rehabil
Date Published2017 Oct 05
ISSN1532-821X
Abstract

The Burn Model System (BMS) centers program was created in 1994 to evaluate the long-term outcomes of burn injuries. As part of this multicenter program, a comprehensive longitudinal database was developed to facilitate the study of a number of functional and psychosocial outcomes after burn injury. In this article, we provide an overview of the data collection procedures, measures selection process, and an overview of the participant data collected between 1994 and 2016. Surveys were administered during hospitalization and at 6, 12, and 24 months after discharge, and in the most recent funding cycle, data collection at every 5 years postinjury was added. More than 7200 people with burn injury were eligible to participate in the BMS National Longitudinal Database. Of these, >5900 (82%) were alive at discharge and consented to follow-up data collection. The BMS National Longitudinal Database represents a large sample of people with burn injury, including information on demographic characteristics, injury characteristics, and health outcomes. The database is publicly available and can be used to examine the effect of burn injury on long-term outcomes.

DOI10.1016/j.apmr.2017.09.109
Alternate JournalArch Phys Med Rehabil
PubMed ID28989076