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- Title
Lázcsillapítás régen és most: a velünk élő múlt.
- Authors
János, SIMON
- Abstract
Purpose: To assess lay parents’ knowledge and attitudes towards fever; to find out to what extent they know and use fever control recommendations for their children; to assess whether the perceptions of parents who manage their children’s fever independently have changed. And to put this snapshot into context, it summaries how the perception of fever has changed through history to the present day. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted between November 12, 2022 and December 24, 2022 through self-constructed online questionnaire among non-medical parents. Results: Most parents are not even aware of the basic concepts. If they do not have to manage their own fever, but their child’s, they will begin to reduce the fever much sooner. 58% of those surveyed also use physical methods (compresses, cooling baths) in addition to medication. Many misconceptions about fever persist. There is an opinion among parents that it is better to consult a physician than to manage fever on your own. Conclusions: Disseminating knowledge about fever and tackling misconceptions would be vital to reduce the burden of overused emergency care.
- Subjects
PARENT attitudes; PHOBIAS; CROSS-sectional method; NONOPIOID analgesics; PEDIATRICS; HEALTH literacy; ATTITUDES toward illness; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; EMERGENCY medical services; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; FEVER in children
- Publication
Nővér, 2023, Vol 36, Issue 6, p34
- ISSN
0864-7003
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.55608/nover.36.0030