Effect of an Educational Program on Self-efficacy and Body Image among Patients with Burn

Background: Burn is the fourth most common type of trauma around the world, however they remain to be the leading source of fatalities and permanent disabilities. It is considered a major health complications of body image dissatisfaction and low self-efficacy. Aim of the study: to evaluate the effect of educational program on self-efficacy and body image among patients with burn. Research Design: A pre/posttest quasi experimental design was used. Subjects: A purposive sample of 90 patients with burn. Setting: This study was conducted at outpatient burn clinics in Hahia Central Hospital, Egypt. Tools of data collection: Patient Interviewing Questionnaire, General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Body Image Scale. Results: The study results showed that about two- third of participated patients their burn was caused by hot liquids, more than two third of them had superficial and deep burn, the majority of them had hand burn, less than half of them had burn in 10% of Total Body Surface Area, and they had second and third degree of burn. There was a statistically significant improvement in patients' self-efficacy regarding nutrition, physical activity, and treatment after the educational program, with a statistically significant difference (P