The Difference Between the Conventional Warm Compress and Tepid Sponge Technique Warm Compress in the Body Temperature Changes of Pediatric Patients with Typhoid Fever

Abstract

Introduction: The use of warm compresses and warm sponge techniques as a modality therapy for the management of fever in typhoid children has a good influence. The purpose of this research was to learn of the differences between conventional warm compress and the tepid sponge technique as related to the body temperature changes of pediatric patients with typhoid fever. A fever that does not get a good standard of treatment can cause dehydration, neurological damage and febrile seizures.Methods: The research design was quasi-experiment with two groups pre-post test. The population was taken from the Kampili Community Health Center while the 20 samples were taken using the purposive sampling technique. Conventional warm compresses were placed on the forehead, while warm tepid sponges were compressed and placed on the forehead, armpits and the folds of the thighs simultaneously.Results: . The data of the results were significance tested using the General linear model repeated measure (p value 0.03 for conventional warm compresses and p value 0.01 on a warm compress tepid sponge technique).Conclusion: Statistically, the warm compress tepid sponge technique is more meaningful and qualitatively, the temperature change is better after the compression.

Effectiveness of warm compresses in reducing the temperature of febrile children: A pilot randomized clinical trial

“…In another randomized clinical trial, carried out in India, with two experimental groups, IG1 (warm sponging) and IG2 (hot sponging), it is observed that the use of hot water can reduce the discomfort provided by the intervention (26) . However, in a quasi-experimental study carried out with 20 children with typhoid fever, in which 10 used hot compresses and 10 used warm sponging, without medication, both groups had a significant reduction in body temperature in the first 15 minutes (p.<0.05), but only sponging showed results after 30 minutes (p<0.05), and at the end of the evaluation, after 60 minutes, both were not significant, with an increase in temperature and fever recurrence (20) . Thus, the use of hot water is also controversial.…”

“…The use of warm compresses provides heat loss through conduction and convection mechanisms, similar to the sponging intervention, with loss by conduction, convection, and evaporation (20,27) . While there is a lack of research in the national territory addressing the use of warm compresses, there is a high number of international publications on sponging (11,20,27) .…”

“…The use of warm compresses provides heat loss through conduction and convection mechanisms, similar to the sponging intervention, with loss by conduction, convection, and evaporation (20,27) . While there is a lack of research in the national territory addressing the use of warm compresses, there is a high number of international publications on sponging (11,20,27) . Although many authors in the national literature consider the term sponging as analogous to the warm compress, there are differences, since in sponging the body, from neck to toe, is gently rubbed with the warm water compress, on the lower and upper limbs (12) .…”

“…Based on pre-existing literature which portrays that the use of cold (12,19) and hot (20) water is not effective in reducing fever, but with differences regarding the use of warm water (11,19) , this study considered the warm compress an object of research. When observing that the literature portrays possible adverse effects of the use of warm water (12) , the null hypothesis was supported that the administration of antipyretic alone is as effective in reducing the mean body temperature of febrile children as the reduction in temperature that occurred with children who received antipyretic associated with the intervention with warm compresses.…”

Metode Akupresur Sederhana Guna Menurunkan Tingkat Kelelahan Dan Ansietas Pada Relawan Covid 19 Di Kabupaten Malang

“…Pengabdi merespon dengan memberikan penjelasan tentang pertolongan pertama kejang demam serta cara melakukan kompres hangat. Beberapa penelitian menunjukkan bahwa metode kompres hangat dengan suhu yang mendekati suhu normal tubuh terbukti efektif dalam menurunkan hipertermia pada anak jika dibandingkan dengan tepid sponge (Karra, Anas, Hafid, & Rahim, 2019). Hal ini lah yang mendasari kegiatan workshop pemberian kompres hangat dalam upaya menurunkan demam sebagai penyebab kejang pada anak.…”