Parental Knowledge and Perceptions of Fever in Children and Fever Management Practices

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rie Sakai ◽  
Shinichi Niijima ◽  
Eiji Marui
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Fever Management

scholarly journals Fever Management Practices of Neuroscience Nurses, Part II

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 196-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilaire J. Thompson ◽  
Catherine J. Kirkness ◽  
Pamela H. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Fever Management

scholarly journals Fever awareness, management practices and their correlates among parents of under five children in urban India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjana Thota ◽  
Nida Ladiwala ◽  
Pawan Kumar Sharma ◽  
Enakshi Ganguly
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Working Parents ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
South Indian ◽  
History Of ◽  
Urban Parents ◽  
Fever Management ◽  
Better Than

Background: Awareness regarding fever is reportedly low among Indian urban parents, leading to its over- management among under five children. We attempted to study the awareness and fever management practices of South Indian urban parents. The objectives were to find the awareness of parents regarding childhood fever management, and correlates of practices.Methods: One hundred parents of under-five children with history of fever in past three months were randomly selected and interviewed using a predesigned tool. Children’s weight and height was measured. Awareness scores for causes of fever and fever management were constructed. Logistic regression was done to identify correlates of incorrect practices.Results: 95% parents were aware about correct temperature above which fever became harmful. Awareness score for causes of fever was poor (<1) among 41% parents. Mothers’ complications awareness scores were better than fathers (p<0.05). 81% parents used antibiotics; only 18% consulted a doctor before doing so. 17% parents using antibiotics did not complete the prescribed course. The independent correlates of poor fever management practices were working parents (OR: 6.28; 95%CI: 1.7-23.16), lesser number of children (OR: 3.08; 95%CI: 1.01-9.37), poor compliance for antipyretics (OR: 9.20; 95%CI: 1.64-51.52) and giving antipyretics without consulting doctors (OR: 5.43; 95%CI: 1.69-17.47). Poor knowledge of available pediatric antipyretic preparations was negatively correlated (OR: 0.13; 95%CI: 0.02-0.64).Conclusion: Fever awareness was fair among urban parents. Mothers had better awareness than fathers. Increased awareness for correct fever management of under-five children is desirable among urban parents to reduce misuse of antibiotics and antipyretics.

Perceptions of fever and fever management practices in parents of children with Dravet syndrome

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 446-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Béatrice Desnous ◽  
Estelle Goujon ◽  
Vanina Bellavoine ◽  
Dana Merdariu ◽  
Stéphane Auvin
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Dravet Syndrome ◽  
Fever Management

scholarly journals Correlations between Obtaining Fever Management Information from the Internet and Knowledge and Practices of Fever Management by Mothers of Infants and Toddlers

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-200
Author(s):  
Hyeon Jin Kim ◽  
Hyun Young Koo
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Daycare Centers ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The City ◽  
Fever Management

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify correlations between how much fever management information mothers obtained from the internet and their actual knowledge and practices of fever management. Methods: This was a descriptive survey of 172 mothers with children aged between 0 and 3 attending five daycare centers located in the city of Daegu. Descriptive statistics, the independent t-test or one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficients were used for data analysis.Results: In total, 75% of the mothers had searched the internet for information on fever management. The overwhelming majority (92.2%) used information from the internet to help manage fever in their children. Positive correlations were found between acquiring fever management information from the internet and fever management practices (r=.18, <i>p</i>=.038), and between mother’s knowledge and practices of fever management (r=.27, <i>p</i><.001). Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, to improve fever management practices, it is necessary to increase mothers’ knowledge. Therefore, resources should be developed to augment mothers’ knowledge of fever management through the internet.

Evaluation of a Health Education Intervention to Improve Parental Knowledge and Attitudes About Chronic Stress and Depression Among Head Start Families

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483992110611
Author(s):  
Alma D. Guerrero ◽  
Ariella Herman ◽  
Carol Teutsch ◽  
Rebecca Dudovitz
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
Low Literacy ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Train The Trainer ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes

Background. Chronic stress and depression disproportionately affect families experiencing poverty, and likely contribute to disparities in early childhood developmental outcomes. Developing strategies to address chronic stress and depression may help mitigate these disparities. Early Head Start (EHS) and Head Start (HS) programs provide an important platform to address the disproportionate burden of stress and mental health issues experienced by EHS/HS families. However, few low-literacy, broad, scalable interventions improve parents’ knowledge and attitudes around these topics. Objectives. We examined parents’ knowledge and attitudes regarding stress and depression before and after a train-the-trainer (TTT) intervention delivered to 28 EHS/HS agencies across the United States. Methods. Following a TTT workshop, 18 agencies chose to deliver the stress training to 1,089 parents and 5 chose to deliver the depression training to 670 parents. Participating parents completed paper assessments at baseline and 3 months following the training. Paired T-tests and chi-square analyses tested whether responses significantly improved over time. Results. At baseline, 37.2% of parents reported feeling stressed most of the time and 13.4% reported feeling depressed most of the time. Following the trainings and reinforcement activities, parents’ knowledge, attitudes and self-reported behaviors significantly improved, including willingness to seek help for depression, avoidance of negative health-risk behaviors and utilization of healthy stress management practices. At follow up, 18.6% of parents reported feeling stressed most of the time and 11% reported feeling depressed. Conclusion. Findings suggest this low-literacy TTT approach is potentially a promising health promotion intervention with broad dissemination potential.

scholarly journals GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN IBU TENTANG PERTOLONGAN PERTAMA KEGAWATDARURATAN DEMAN PADA BALITA DI POSYANDU SOKARAJA KULON

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 821-827
Author(s):  
Nurul Fatwati Fitriana
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Maximum Value ◽  
Minimum Score ◽  
Fever Management

Fever is when the body temperature rises by 38 celcius degree. Fever in children is one of the reasons parents seek medical help to treat it. Fever management is very important to reduce the negative impact caused by fever. The aims of this studi was to determine the description of parental knowledge in first aid for fever emergencies in children. This research was a descriptive study and using cross sectional approach. Sampling was done by accidental sampling and data collection using a knowledge questionnaire of fever management with 16 questions. It was analysed by univariate analysis. Out of 20 respondent, the average value of the respondent’s knowledge was 12,25, with minimum score of 8 and maximum value of 16. The result of this research shows that all respondents would measure a chlid’s temperature using a thermometer when he had a fever, take his child to seek medical help when he was sick, and do a compress with warm water on a child who has fever.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of fever and febrile illness among parents of under five children

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 2103
Author(s):  
Achinta K.R. Mallick ◽  
Shalu S. Kumar ◽  
Janki Bangari ◽  
Himani Suyal
Keyword(s):  
Febrile Illness ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Peripheral Hospital ◽  
Fever Management ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Fever in children is the commonest cause for outpatient and inpatient admissions in the health care setup. Though most fever episodes are benign with self-limiting course, it is often a reason for anxiety and concerning for parents. The aim of the study was to assess the parental knowledge, attitude and practice regarding fever in children under five years of age.Methods: A cross-sectional question based survey, conducted in the pediatric department of a peripheral hospital in Pune, Maharashtra from parents of under five children, presenting for any consultation from July 2018 to December 2018.Results: There were 636 respondents who completed the study. 38.1% were males. Mean age of responders was 26.85 years (SD 5.12 Range 18 to 37 years). Most of the population were educated lot. 55.5% responders defined fever correctly. There was a huge gap in the parent’s knowledge attitude and practice in fever and it’s management. Lack of information and fear of any untoward incident occurring due to fever were the reason for parental anxiety, frequent medication & combination antipyretic use, and pressure on part of health professionals to increase antibiotic prescriptions.Conclusions: Lack of parental knowledge of fever and fever management in younger children is of concern in the community in spite of improvement in the educational level of parents. There is a utmost need to spread awareness in the community about the benign and the self-limiting nature of most febrile illnesses.

Fever Management Practices of Neuroscience Nurses

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Rockett ◽  
Hilaire J. Thompson ◽  
Patricia A. Blissitt
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Fever Management

scholarly journals Randomised controlled trial of an intervention to improve parental knowledge and management practices of fever

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kelly ◽  
L. Sahm ◽  
S. McCarthy ◽  
R. O’Sullivan ◽  
A. Mc Gillicuddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Febrile Illness ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Information Leaflet ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Correct Definition

Abstract Background We know that parents require resources which can assist them to improve fever knowledge and management practices. The purpose of this study, using an RCT, was to examine the effectiveness of an information leaflet at increasing parental knowledge of fever, specifically temperature definition. Methods A prospective, multi-centre, randomised, two-parallel arm, controlled trial with blinded outcome ascertainment was conducted. Parents presenting at purposively selected healthcare facilities who had a child aged ≤5 years of age were invited to participate. An information leaflet for use in the trial was designed based on previous studies with parents. Parents in the intervention arm read an information leaflet on fever and management of fever in children, completed a short questionnaire at Time 1 (T1) and again 2 weeks after randomisation at Time 2 (T2). Parents in the control arm did not receive the fever information leaflet but completed the same questionnaire as the intervention arm at T1 and againat T2. The primary outcome was the correct definition of fever (higher than ≥38 °C). Results A total of 100 parents participated in the study at T1. A greater proportion of the intervention group (76%) than the control group (28%) selected the correct temperature (≥38 °C) at T1. 76% of the intervention arm correctly identified “higher than ≥38°C” as the temperature at which a fever is said to be present compared to 28% of the control arm. After 2 weeks, there was an increase of 6% of parents in the intervention arm (increase to 82.4%) who gave the correct temperature compared to just a 2.8% increase in the control arm (increase to 30.8%). Univariate logistic regression showed that parents in the intervention arm were significantly more likely to give the correct answer at both time-points (T1: OR 8.1; CI 95% 3.3–19.9: p < 0.01; T2: OR 10.5; CI 95% 3.4–32.0: p < 0.01). Conclusions Our RCT of this simple educational intervention has been shown to improve parental understanding of fever knowledge and correct management strategies. Education interventions providing simple, clear information is a key step to decreasing parental mismanagement of fever and febrile illness in children. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02903342, September 16, 2016, Retrospectively registered.

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