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Sema Bayraktar1, Gülay Türk2, Ahmet Butun3

  • 1Faculty of Nursing, Istanbul University, 34116 Istanbul, Turkey.

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 14, 2026
PubMed

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Parents often lack knowledge about managing childhood fever, leading to high intervention rates and caregiver burden. Targeted education is crucial for improving fever management practices and reducing emergency department visits.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Health Education

Background:

  • Childhood fever is a frequent reason for pediatric emergency department visits.
  • Parental anxiety and misconceptions significantly influence fever management practices.
  • Understanding parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices is vital for effective interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning childhood fever.
  • To identify gaps in fever management understanding and practices.
  • To inform the development of targeted educational interventions for parents.

Main Methods:

  • A descriptive cross-sectional study involving 440 parents of children presenting with fever to a pediatric emergency department.
  • Data collected via questionnaires on sociodemographics, fever knowledge/attitude, and the Parents' Fever Management Scale (Turkish version).
  • Statistical analysis performed using SPSS 22.0.

Main Results:

  • Most parents (95.5%) had experience with fever, but many lacked a regular physician (54.1%).
  • Tactile assessment and thermometers were common detection methods; parental concern often arose at 39°C.
  • High caregiver burden indicated by the Parents' Fever Management Scale-Turkish version scores, influenced by child's age, maternal education, and satisfaction with healthcare staff.

Conclusions:

  • Parents demonstrate high interventionist behaviors and knowledge gaps in fever management.
  • Targeted educational programs addressing parental demographics and misconceptions are essential.
  • Healthcare providers should offer clear, evidence-based guidance to empower parents and reduce unnecessary healthcare utilization.
Abstract

Keywords:
attitudechildemergency departmentfeverfever managementknowledgeparentspractice

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