2016
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1488-1
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Childhood fever in well-child clinics: a focus group study among doctors and nurses

Abstract: BackgroundFever is common in children aged 0-4 years old and often leads to parental worries and in turn, high use of healthcare services. Educating parents may have beneficial effects on their sense of coping and fever management. Most parents receive information when their child is ill but it might be more desirable to educate parents in the setting of well-child clinics prior to their child becoming ill, in order to prepare parents for future illness management. This study aims to explore experiences of wel… Show more

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“…Parents prefer information given by healthcare professionals, in addition to clear information in multiple different formats. These findings are consistent with other studies, concluding that parents’ need to be reassured by receiving reliable, consistent information about fever and symptoms 12 13 27. The role of leaflets in improving patient satisfaction after consultation has been reported in general practice 28 29.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Parents prefer information given by healthcare professionals, in addition to clear information in multiple different formats. These findings are consistent with other studies, concluding that parents’ need to be reassured by receiving reliable, consistent information about fever and symptoms 12 13 27. The role of leaflets in improving patient satisfaction after consultation has been reported in general practice 28 29.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…3 Ebeveynlerin ateş konusunda hemşire ve doktorlardan aldıkları bilgiyi güvenilir buldukları ifade edilmektedir. 13 Çocuk kliniklerinde ateş yönetiminde kanıta dayalı bilgiler doğrultusunda uygun adımların tanımlanıp etkin bir şekilde uygulanabilmesi beklenmektedir.…”
Section: Bulgularunclassified
“…4,[7][8][9][10][11] Literatürde de yer alan "ateş fobisine" bağlı hemşirelerin uygulamaları olumsuz etkilenebilmektedir. 4,12,13 Çalışmalar, hemşireler ve diğer sağlık çalışanlarının ateşin tanımı, yönetimi antipiretiklerin kullanım zamanı/süresi/dozu ve antipiretiklerin febril konvülsiyonları geçirmedeki etkisi ile ilgili yanlış tutum ve davranış içerisinde olduklarını ve çelişkili düşündüklerini belirtmektedir. 4,7,9,10,14 Hemşirelerin ateş aralığını 37,2-39,0 °C 15 olarak belirlediği ve ateşi düşürmede antipiretik ilaç kullanma kararını hızlı verdiklerini bildirilmektedir.…”
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