Reliability & validity of the LIBRE Profile

The Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile is a patient reported outcome measure (PROM) that assesses the impact of a burn injury on the social participation of burn survivors. This tool was developed because medical advances have led to reduced mortality and concomitant complications from a burn injury, and there is now a need to measure and address the psychosocial ramifications of such a traumatic event, as well as to optimize the pathways to a strong recovery [1,2]. Other PROMs such as the Burn Specific Health Scale and the Burn Outcome Questionnaires are important for assessing health related quality of life for burn survivors, but the LIBRE Profile is the first to use Item Response Theory (IRT) methods for development and to exclusively focus on social participation [3 –8].

Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - August 1, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Emily C. Dore, Molly Marino, Pengsheng Ni, Julieta Lomelin-Gascon, Lily Sonis, Flor Amaya, Colleen M. Ryan, Jeffrey C. Schneider, Alan M. Jette, Lewis E. Kazis Source Type: research