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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2020 Dec 18;276(6):1056–1062. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004703

Table 4:

Percentage of participants with low scores (1 or 2 on the 1–5 scale) on individual LIBRE Profile items, stratified by burn size, items with significant differences between participants with Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) burned ≤40% vs. >40%

Item TBSA Burned ≤40% TBSA Burned >40% p-value
Family & Friends
 Q1017 I have trouble keeping friends 11.7 6.5 0.04
 Q920 Most family members are comfortable being with me 7.1 3.0 0.04
 Q1030 My friends have helped me get out of the house 13.2 6.8 0.02
Social Interactions
 Q621 I don’t worry about other people’s attitudes towards me 29.1 19.7 0.01
Social Activities
 Q913 I am limited in what I can do for my family 20.7 31.5 0.01
Romantic Relationships
 Q724 I shy away from being close to my partner 12.4 8.8 0.02
 Q107 I talk openly with friends 7.6 5.2 0.01
Sexual Relationships
 Q816 I am satisfied with the amount of emotional closeness during sexual activity 16.7 7.0 0.01
 Q821 I feel comfortable having my burns touched during sex 26.2 12.5 0.01
Work & Employment
 Q410 My boss feels I can do my work 2.2 3.8 0.02

Highlighting indicates items for which participants with large burns did worse than those with small burns.