جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "مدیریت تب" در نشریات گروه "پزشکی"

Background and Fever in children is a common concern for parents. The purpose of this study is to investigate the of fever in children referred to Dr. Sheikh Mashhad hospital clinic by the treatment staff and the actions taken by their parents. In this cross-sectional descriptive study that was conducted from March 2015 to March 2016, 500 mothers who had referred to the pediatric clinic of Dr. Sheikh Hospital with the assumption that their child had a fever were selected using convenience sampling. After receiving informed consent, the age, gender, education and occupation of the parents were recorded and their opinions about the presence of fever and the measures taken were investigated. Finally, the collected information was analyzed using SPSS 20 software. The studied children were in the age range of 1 to 156 months. The average fever measured in the hospital was 37.31±0.81 . There was no significant relationship between the age of the child and the temperature, as well as the age of the child and giving the medicine. Children whose fever was less than 37.8 received medicine in 17.1 percent of cases. A significant relationship was observed between father's education and mother's education with giving medicine. There was no significant relationship between father's job and giving medicine, but there was a significant relationship between mother's job and giving medicine. Targeted health education interventions are needed for the effective management of fever symptoms in children.

Fever is one of the most common reasons for which parents of infants and young children seek medical care. This study aimed to understand the problems of parents in the care and management of febrile children in depth and ultimately provide ways to resolve this issue. The present study is a descriptive exploratory research (a kind of mix method design) with the aim of examining the problems of managing fever in children by their parents. The study population was parents of children referred to health centers in Bushehr. The study sample was purposively selected. Data collection included semi-structured interviews, demographic information and empowering questionnaire. The qualitative data were analyzed based on directed content analysis. The quantitative data was analyzed using the SPSS software (version 19) and descriptive and analytical statistics at a significance level of 0.05. In the qualitative study, coding and condensing data from interviews determined in six categories, including: the need for awareness, preparedness for coping, acting independently performance of effective care, sense of control and management positions and satisfaction. The mean and standard deviation of the scores of knowledge, attitude and practice of parents were, 6.65±1.58, 11.87±3.41 and 55.44±5.97, respectively. In addition, scores of empowering in terms of some demographic characteristics showed significant correlation. The need for basic information about how to manage fever and also need to empowering mothers in such a way to be prepared enough to cope with fever were presents in most of participants’ interviews. It is recommended that health workers provide the parents more complete education by empowerment models to reach satisfactory abilities in managing their children,s fever.