دورية أكاديمية
The information seeking behaviors of caregivers in the management of childhood fever - A systematic literature review.
| العنوان: | The information seeking behaviors of caregivers in the management of childhood fever - A systematic literature review. |
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| المؤلفون: | Arias D; School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Australia., So E; School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Australia., Chen TF; School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Australia., Moles RJ; School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: rebekah.moles@sydney.edu.au. |
| المصدر: | Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP [Res Social Adm Pharm] 2024 Jul; Vol. 20 (7), pp. 559-575. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 28. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Systematic Review |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101231974 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1934-8150 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15517411 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Res Social Adm Pharm Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: New York, NY : Elsevier |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Caregivers*/psychology , Fever* , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* , Information Seeking Behavior*, Child ; Humans ; Parents/psychology |
| مستخلص: | Introduction: Parents' and caregivers' non-evidence-based childhood fever management 'fever phobic' practices have remained relatively stable over more than 34 years despite successful educational interventions. This systematic review aimed to assess the information seeking behavior of caregivers managing fever in their children, as well as to compile the fever management practices undertaken by caregivers by investigating underlying factors influencing them. Methods: The electronic databases Pubmed, CINAHL, Medline, and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts were searched using key terms including, fever, child, caregiver, and management. Studies were included if they were written in English, published between January 1980 and January 2021, explored generalized childhood fever management practices of caregivers, and factors which influence fever management. Data extracted included study year and design, location, dimensions of fever management explored (i.e., knowledge, beliefs, detection, and/or treatment of fever), factors influencing management, and information sources used by caregivers. Results: In total, 36 studies were eligible for inclusion in the study. Twenty-nine of the studies were designed as a cross-sectional survey, six studies were interviews and the remainder were pre-post studies. The review of studies found that parents and caregivers sourced childhood fever management information most commonly from friends and family or their own personal experiences, however, participants most commonly sourced doctors/general practitioners as their first line of information when required. Over the years, trends showed that doctors as well as the internet were more frequently being used as a first line source of information by caregivers. Conclusions: Despite decades of research, education and development of evidence-based guidelines caregivers continue to exhibit 'fever phobia' when caring for febrile children. This is demonstrated by their continued use of non-evidence-based methods and increasing reliance on, and incorrect use of antipyretics, alternating antipyretics if fever is not sufficiently reduced or returns. There is an increasing need for the development of easy to access digital resources for caregiver as internet use is rising which mirrors best practice taught to professionals. Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None. (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Antipyretics; Children; Management; Paediatrics; Pediatrics; fever; fever phobia |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240412 Date Completed: 20240616 Latest Revision: 20240617 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240618 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.02.015 |
| PMID: | 38609816 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1934-8150 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.02.015 |