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Mothers’ Fever Phobia and Fever Management
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Fever is not only the most common clinical symptoms in childhood but also the causes of most applications in childrenemergency services. It is a frequent cause of parental concern because children easily feel ill and fever is noticeablefrom outside. This study was conducted to determine the knowledge of Turkish mothers’ with had 0-6 age group childrenabout fever. Also the study inquires reasons of fever phobia and tries to determine the fever management options duringfever rise. This study was conducted from mothers with 0-6 age group children and who have applied to Duzce StateHospital Pediatric Clinic with variety of reasons. A 30-item questionnaire consisting of close ended questions wasdeveloped for this survey. The questions of survey are about socio-demographic characteristics of the children and theirmothers’, the mothers’ definition and measurements methods of fever, their applications to cope fever, fever managementand potential risks of fever. 135 mothers with 0-6 age group children were interviewed face to face. 97.7% of mothers’indicated the child’ fever needed to be reduced, 84.5% of mothers afraid of febrile convulsion when child’s fever rise,15.2% of mother afraid of brain damage, 11.4% of mother afraid of the childs’death. Only 7% of mothers define 40degrees and above as high fever. 38.1% of mothers prefer paracetamol, 38.1% of mothers prefer ibuprofen as first feverreducing medication. Families’ fever phobia results with high dose use of antipyretic. Education that will be given byhealth professionals to families based on emphasizing the wrong traditional implementations risks. If note that most ofmother education level were primary school and important is clear definition of fever and fever management strategieswill help the parents to reduce fever easily and this will increase their awareness. It is important to strengthen the positivebehavior pattern of rural community and avoid from harmful implementations through educational programs are veryimportant and crucial in fever management
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Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Ocak 2015
Gönderilme Tarihi
26 Ağustos 2014
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2015 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1
APA
Arslan, S., & Aydın, M. (2015). Mothers’ Fever Phobia and Fever Management. Düzce Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 5(1), 1-6. https://izlik.org/JA64LU97RE
AMA
1.Arslan S, Aydın M. Mothers’ Fever Phobia and Fever Management. DÜ Sağlık Bil Enst Derg. 2015;5(1):1-6. https://izlik.org/JA64LU97RE
Chicago
Arslan, Sevda, ve Meryem Aydın. 2015. “Mothers’ Fever Phobia and Fever Management”. Düzce Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 5 (1): 1-6. https://izlik.org/JA64LU97RE.
EndNote
Arslan S, Aydın M (01 Ocak 2015) Mothers’ Fever Phobia and Fever Management. Düzce Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 5 1 1–6.
IEEE
[1]S. Arslan ve M. Aydın, “Mothers’ Fever Phobia and Fever Management”, DÜ Sağlık Bil Enst Derg, c. 5, sy 1, ss. 1–6, Oca. 2015, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA64LU97RE
ISNAD
Arslan, Sevda - Aydın, Meryem. “Mothers’ Fever Phobia and Fever Management”. Düzce Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 5/1 (01 Ocak 2015): 1-6. https://izlik.org/JA64LU97RE.
JAMA
1.Arslan S, Aydın M. Mothers’ Fever Phobia and Fever Management. DÜ Sağlık Bil Enst Derg. 2015;5:1–6.
MLA
Arslan, Sevda, ve Meryem Aydın. “Mothers’ Fever Phobia and Fever Management”. Düzce Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, c. 5, sy 1, Ocak 2015, ss. 1-6, https://izlik.org/JA64LU97RE.
Vancouver
1.Sevda Arslan, Meryem Aydın. Mothers’ Fever Phobia and Fever Management. DÜ Sağlık Bil Enst Derg [Internet]. 01 Ocak 2015;5(1):1-6. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA64LU97RE
