Ateş şikayeti ile acile başvuran ailelerin ateşli çocuğa yaklaşımı

Year 2024, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 36 - 41, 30.04.2024

Emel Odabaşoğlu , Merve Koyun , Hatice Uzşen , Esra Tural Büyük

https://doi.org/10.61534/anatoljhr.1408658

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada çocuğunda ateş şikâyeti ile acil servise başvuran ebeveynlerin ateşli çocuğa yaklaşımının incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Çalışma kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı araştırma olarak Mart-Mayıs, 2022 tarihleri arasında Karadeniz’de yer alan bir ilde 451 ebeveyn ile yapılmıştır. Veriler, Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, Ebeveyn Ateş Yönetim Ölçeği ve Ateş ile İlgili Bilgi, Tutum ve Davranış Değerlendirme Formu ile toplanmış olup SPSS 22.00 paket programında analiz edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan annelerin yaş ortalaması 33.22±6.08, çocuklarının yaş ortalaması ise 2.63±1.72’dir. Annelerin %89.1’inin çocuğunu ateş nedeniyle hastaneye ya da doktora götürüldüğü belirlenmiştir. Annelerin Ebeveyn Ateş Yönetim Ölçeği puan ortalaması 35.20±4.13’dir. Çalışmada ateşin bir hastalık olduğunu düşünen anneler ile düşünmeyen annelerin Ebeveyn Ateş Yönetim Ölçeği puan ortalaması arasında istatistiksel olarak fark olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0.05).
Sonuçlar: Çalışmada ebeveynlerin ateş yönetim düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Ebeveynlerin evde ateş yönetimi sürecinin yetersizliği özellikle çocuk acil birimlerine aşırı başvuru yapılmasına ve ateş düşürücü ilaçların uygunsuz kullanımına neden olabileceğinden annelere hemşireler tarafından ateş ile ilgili bilgilendirilmesi gerektiğini ortaya koyması açısından önemlidir.

Keywords

ateş, çocuk, ebeveynler

Approach of families who apply to the emergency department with fever complaints about their feverish child

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to examine parents' approach to their children with fever when they apply to the emergency department with a complaint of fever.
Methods: The study was cross-sectional and descriptive with 451 parents in Samsun, Turkey, between March and May 2022. Data were collected with the Introductory Information Form, Parental Fever Management Scale, and Fever-Related Information, Attitude, and Behavior Evaluation Form and analyzed in the SPSS 22.00 package program.
Results: The average age of the mothers participating in the study is 33.22±6.08, and the average age of their children is 2.63±1.72. It was determined that 89.1% of mothers took their children to the hospital or doctor due to fever. The average score of the mothers on the Parental Fever Management Scale is 35.20±4.13. The study found a statistical difference between the Parent Fever Management Scale mean score of mothers who thought fever was a disease and those who did not (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The study showed that parents' fever management levels were high. It is essential to show that mothers should be informed about fever by nurses, as the inadequacy of parents' fever management process at home may lead to excessive admission to pediatric emergency units and inappropriate use of antipyretic drugs.

Keywords

child, fever, parents

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