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Fever Phobia in Korean Caregivers and Its Clinical Implications
Fever is the most common complaint among children brought into the emergency department (ED). 'Fever phobia' is a descriptive term for an unrealistic concern about the consequences of fever. 'Fever phobia' is prevalent among parents and even healthcare providers, worldwide. The a...
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The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3835507/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24265528 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2013.28.11.1639 |
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author | Kwak, Young Ho Kim, Do Kyun Jang, Hye Young Kim, Jin Joo Ryu, Jeong-Min Oh, Seong Beom Lee, Eui Jung Lee, Ji Sook Lee, Jin Hee Jung, Jin Hee Han, Seung Baik |
author_facet | Kwak, Young Ho Kim, Do Kyun Jang, Hye Young Kim, Jin Joo Ryu, Jeong-Min Oh, Seong Beom Lee, Eui Jung Lee, Ji Sook Lee, Jin Hee Jung, Jin Hee Han, Seung Baik |
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description | Fever is the most common complaint among children brought into the emergency department (ED). 'Fever phobia' is a descriptive term for an unrealistic concern about the consequences of fever. 'Fever phobia' is prevalent among parents and even healthcare providers, worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the implications of fever-phobic ideas in Korean caregivers. A prospective, multi-center survey was conducted on Korean caregivers who visited the EDs with febrile children. In total, 746 caregivers were enrolled. The mean age of the subjects was 34.7 yr (SD±5.0). Three hundred sixty respondents (48.3%) believed that the body temperature of febrile children can reach higher than 42.0℃. Unrealistic concerns about the improbable complications of fever, such as brain damage, unconsciousness, and loss of hearing/vision were believed by 295 (39.5%), 66 (8.8%), and 58 (7.8%) caregivers, respectively. Four hundred ninety-four (66.2%) guardians woke children to give antipyretics. These findings suggest that fever phobia is a substantial burden for Korean caregivers. |
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spelling | pubmed-38355072013-11-21 Fever Phobia in Korean Caregivers and Its Clinical Implications Kwak, Young Ho Kim, Do Kyun Jang, Hye Young Kim, Jin Joo Ryu, Jeong-Min Oh, Seong Beom Lee, Eui Jung Lee, Ji Sook Lee, Jin Hee Jung, Jin Hee Han, Seung Baik J Korean Med Sci Original Article Fever is the most common complaint among children brought into the emergency department (ED). 'Fever phobia' is a descriptive term for an unrealistic concern about the consequences of fever. 'Fever phobia' is prevalent among parents and even healthcare providers, worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the implications of fever-phobic ideas in Korean caregivers. A prospective, multi-center survey was conducted on Korean caregivers who visited the EDs with febrile children. In total, 746 caregivers were enrolled. The mean age of the subjects was 34.7 yr (SD±5.0). Three hundred sixty respondents (48.3%) believed that the body temperature of febrile children can reach higher than 42.0℃. Unrealistic concerns about the improbable complications of fever, such as brain damage, unconsciousness, and loss of hearing/vision were believed by 295 (39.5%), 66 (8.8%), and 58 (7.8%) caregivers, respectively. Four hundred ninety-four (66.2%) guardians woke children to give antipyretics. These findings suggest that fever phobia is a substantial burden for Korean caregivers. The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2013-11 2013-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC3835507/ /pubmed/24265528 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2013.28.11.1639 Text en © 2013 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Kwak, Young Ho Kim, Do Kyun Jang, Hye Young Kim, Jin Joo Ryu, Jeong-Min Oh, Seong Beom Lee, Eui Jung Lee, Ji Sook Lee, Jin Hee Jung, Jin Hee Han, Seung Baik Fever Phobia in Korean Caregivers and Its Clinical Implications |
title | Fever Phobia in Korean Caregivers and Its Clinical Implications |
title_full | Fever Phobia in Korean Caregivers and Its Clinical Implications |
title_fullStr | Fever Phobia in Korean Caregivers and Its Clinical Implications |
title_full_unstemmed | Fever Phobia in Korean Caregivers and Its Clinical Implications |
title_short | Fever Phobia in Korean Caregivers and Its Clinical Implications |
title_sort | fever phobia in korean caregivers and its clinical implications |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3835507/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24265528 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2013.28.11.1639 |
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