Knowledge and Attitudes of Parents Regarding Fever in Children

Kılıç, Raziye; Kendir, Özlem Tolu; Gökay, Sinem Sarı; Çelik, Tuğçe; Özkaya, Ahmet Kağan; Yılmaz, Hayri Levent

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“…Kılıç ve ark. 'nın yaptığı çalışmada katılımcıların %98'i il merkezinde yaşarken çalışmamızda da benzer şekilde katılımcıların çoğu (%82,8) il merkezinde yaşamaktaydı (9). Nerkiz ve ark.…”

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“…'nın yaptığı çalışmada ateşi doğru tanımlama oranı %58, ateşi ölçerek belirleme oranı %47,5 olarak saptanmıştır (9). Çeşitli çalışmalarda 37 0 C ve altını ateş olarak kabul eden ailelerin oranı %16-35,8 bulunmuştur (9,(11)(12)(13). Çalışmamızda ise bu oran daha düşük (%15,4) saptandı.…”

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“…Ülkemizde yapılan çalışmalarda ise bu oran (%84,5-88) daha yüksek bulunmuştur (9,12). Çalışmamızda ise bu oran %91,9 gibi daha yüksek bir değerdi.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Families About Fever in Their Children

Salman

SALMAN²,

Akçam

2022

Hitit Medical Journal

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Objective To investigation of how families feel when their child has a fever, the level of knowledge of families about fever, and the methods they follow to reduce fever. Material and Methods A questionnaire consisting of 27 questions was applied to the parents who brought their children to the emergency department of our hospital with any complaint between March and April 2022, using the face-to-face interview method. Results A total of 221 parents were interviewed. Most of the families (34.8%) accepted 38 0C and above as fever. 207 (93.7%) of the parents thought that the degree of fever was related to the severity of the disease. Of the families, 196 (88.7%) have fear when their child have a fever, 199 (90%) believe that the fever is harmful for their child, and 164 (74.2%) had a belief that they would have a fever induced seizure. When their children had a fever, 173 (78.3%) stated that they took their temperature again in shorter an hour. Of the families, 108 (48.9%) stated that they gave antipyretic drugs every 4 hours, and 109 (49.3%) alternately gave antipyretic drugs. 172 (77.8%) of the parents stated that they woke their child up at night to give antipyretic medication, and 157 (71%) of them stayed in the same room with their child at night to followed up frequently. Twenty-seven (12.2%) of the families said that they use antibiotics every time their child has a fever, and 13 (5.9%) of them have unopened antibiotics at home. 187 (84.6%) of the families stated that they learned antipyretic practices from doctors. The rate of thinking that fever is due to infection and the rate of learning antipyretic information from books and academic publications were statistically higher in the families of undergraduate education group than in the families of basic education group (p:0.019, p:0.010, p:0.005, respectively). Conclusion Although parents' knowledge levels and right thoughts about fever have improved over time, we still think that the knowledge level of the society should be increased from the right sources on this subject.

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Families About Fever in Their Children

Salman

SALMAN²,

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2022

Hitit Medical Journal

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“…Most mothers know that high fever isn't a disease but a symptom. Some mothers believe that high fever can hurt the child, and if the fever isn't dropped, the body temperature will increase gradually, causing damage in the brain [5][6][7].…”

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Ateşli çocuklarda, annelerin bilgi düzeyleri ve ateşe yaklaşımları

Korkut

2018

Family Practice and Palliative Care

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Introduction:This study was planned to determine the knowledge, thoughts, and attitudes of mothers with 0-7-years-old children and related factors about fever. Methods: The study was conducted with 112 mothers who applied to the Dumlupınar University Evliya Çelebi Hospital Family Practice Policlinics. The data were collected by a questionnaire consisting of multiple-choice questions. Results: The mean age of the mothers was 31 ± 5.3 years. According to the educational status, 68 (60.7%) were primary school graduates, 30 (26.7%) were high school graduates, and 14 (12.5%) were university graduates. The mean number of children was 3 ± 1.7. Of the parents surveyed, 65% stated that they owned a thermometer, but still 53 (47.3%) mothers were evaluating the child's fever by touching and 13 by looking at the general appearance. Thirty-three (29.4%) mothers were using thermometers to measure fever. Although 75 (67%) mothers claimed to knowhow to measure body temperature, only 18 (16%) were able to describe how to make a complete and accurate measurement. Of the mothers who said they knew how to use a thermometer, 17 (22.6%) guessed the required duration for measurement less and 29(38.6%) unnecessarily higher than needed. Eighty-eight (78.5%) of the mothers measured the body temperature from the axillary region, followed by tympanic, oral, and in small children rectal routes. Conclusion: Mothers often have false or incomplete information about the location, duration, and method of temperature measurement. ÖZGiriş: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Aile Hekimliği polikliniğine farklı nedenlerle başvuran, 0-7 yaş arası çocuğa sahip annelerinin ateş konusundaki bilgilerinin ve ateş karşısındaki tutumlarının belirlenmesi, bunları etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesidir.Yöntem: Çalışma, Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Evliya Çelebi Hastanesi Aile Hekimliği Polikliniği'ne başvuran 112 anne ile yapıldı. Veriler çoktan seçmeli sorulardan oluşan anket formu ile toplandı ve değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Annelerin yaş ortalaması 31 ± 5,3 yıl idi. Eğitim durumuna göre 68'i (%60,7) ilköğretim, 30'u (%26,7) lise ve 14'ü (%12,5) ise üniversite mezunu idi. Annelerin sahip olduğu çocuk sayısı ortalama 3±1,7 idi. Katılımcıların, 73'ünün evinde ısıölçer vardı, fakat ısıölçeri bulunsa da annelerin 53'ü (%47,3) ateşi dokunarak, 13'ü genel durumuna bakarak anlamaktaydı. Otuz üç anne (%29,4) derece kullanarak ateş ölçtüğünü ifade etti. Yetmiş beş (%67) anne vücut sıcaklığını ölçmeyi bildiğini söylese de, nasıl ölçüm yaptıkları sorulduğunda yalnızca 18'i (%16) tam ve doğru ölçümün nasıl yapıldığını anlatabildi. Termometre kullanmayı bildiğini söyleyen annelerin 17'si (%22,6) termometrenin ölçüm alanında tutulması gereken süreden daha az, 29'u (%38,6) ise daha fazla bir sürede tutulması gerektiğini söylemişlerdir. Ölçüm yerlerine göre, annelerin 88'i (%78,5) vücut sıcaklığını koltuk altı bölgesinden ölçmekteydi. Bunu sırasıyla timpanik, oral ve daha küçük çocuklarda rektal ölçümler izliyordu. Sonuç: Sonuç olarak; annelerin genellikle ateş ölçüm yeri, süresi ve şekli ile ilg...

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“…Vücut sıcaklığındaki bu patolojik artış altta yatan bir durumun semptomu olarak düşünülmelidir [2]. Ateş; hekimler başta olmak üzere sağlık çalışanları için doğal bir savunma reaksiyonu olarak kabul edilse de aileler tarafından endişe ile karşılanan bir durumdur ve acil servislere başvuruların en sık nedenini oluşturmaktadır [3].…”

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Attitude and behaviors of mothers regarding fever in children; a Duzce University Faculty of Medicine study

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Sönmez

Dincer

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Family Practice and Palliative Care

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Introduction: In mothers with fever complaint who applied to Duzce University Faculty of Medicine Research and Practice Hostipal, defining attitude and behaviours and general knowledge levels about fever are aimed in this study. Methods: 230 patients who were admitted to pediatric emergency service and general pediatric outpatient clinics from February to June 2017 were included in the study. Questionnaires with 26 questions were evaluated in this study. Descriptive features, chi-square test and one-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni's post-hoc comparisons tests were performed in all statistical analyzes. Results: It was learned that 79.1% of the mothers were placing the thermometers under the armpit during measurement. Most of the mothers picked the normal body temperature as 35.5-36.4 ° C (57.8%). 74.8% of the mothers considered fever as a disease and 98.7% of the mothers thought that fever was harmful. Most of the mothers were considering the advices of doctors on reducing fever of children (48.7%). The most common intervention to reduce fever was to shower with warm water (73.5%). The most preferred antipyretic was paracetamol (76.1%). As the education levels increased, rates of showering with warm water and taking out the children's clothes were increasing significantly (p=0.027, p=0.025, respectively). Conclusion: In this study, it was seen that the mother's general knowledge about fever was inadequate and there were occasionally wrong attitudes and behaviors in order to reduce fever. We think that detailed information about fever given to the families by physicians will prevent unnecessary applications in this area.

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Knowledge and Attitudes of Parents Regarding Fever in Children

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Families About Fever in Their Children

Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Families About Fever in Their Children

Ateşli çocuklarda, annelerin bilgi düzeyleri ve ateşe yaklaşımları

Attitude and behaviors of mothers regarding fever in children; a Duzce University Faculty of Medicine study

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