Fever education: Does it reduce parent fever anxiety?

OBJECTIVE METHOD RESULTSBoth the interactive fever education program and the standard written fever pamphlet were equally effective as teaching methods. Data revealed a 30% reduction in fever anxiety rated as moderate-severe on arrival to none-low post-fever education, increased parent fever home ma...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric emergency care 2001-02, Vol.17 (1), p.47-51
Hauptverfasser:	O’NEILL-MURPHY, KATHLEEN, LIEBMAN, MONICA, BARNSTEINER, JANE H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anxiety - diagnosis Anxiety - prevention & control Anxiety - psychology Attitude to Health Biological and medical sciences Child, Preschool Emergency Nursing Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Fever - diagnosis Fever - therapy Follow-Up Studies General aspects Health Education - methods Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Home Nursing - education Home Nursing - methods Hospitals, Pediatric Humans Infant Medical sciences Nursing Evaluation Research Parents - education Parents - psychology Philadelphia Pilot Projects Program Evaluation Teaching - methods Teaching Materials
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Zusammenfassung:	OBJECTIVE METHOD RESULTSBoth the interactive fever education program and the standard written fever pamphlet were equally effective as teaching methods. Data revealed a 30% reduction in fever anxiety rated as moderate-severe on arrival to none-low post-fever education, increased parent fever home management skills with correct use of thermometer and antipyretics, and reduced unnecessary return ED visits. CONCLUSION
ISSN:	0749-5161 1535-1815
DOI:	10.1097/00006565-200102000-00014