Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
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Approximately 40% of burn patients develop scar contractures. It is unknown which scar contracture therapy best optimizes activities of daily living (ADL). The appropriateness of self-reported outcome tools in measuring anti-scar contracture therapies has not been assessed. ⋯ There is insufficient data on the dimensionality and responsiveness of existing scales to support their use for measuring ADL in burn patients. Existing scales do not comprehensively measure ADLs as an isolated parameter. A psychometrically valid, comprehensive self-reported burn contracture scale that measures ADLs among a diverse group of burn patients needs to be developed to optimize burn contracture treatments and develop new therapies.