Fever Education Given to Parents of Children Presenting to the Emergency Department With Fever

NCT06599853 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: KaradenizTU-SBF-MY-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 3

Brief Summary

Fever is a common symptom of childhood, especially between the ages of one and five, and is the main reason for emergency room visits. These emergency room visits are due to parents incorrect information and practices regarding fever management. This situation causes an increase in parental anxiety and failure to provide fever management. In line with this information, this study was planned to evaluate the effects of education given to parents of children presenting to the emergency room with fever on parental anxiety level and fever management.

Conditions

Fever

Keywords

Emergency; Fever; Parents; Education; Child; Anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Introductory Information Form

  This form was prepared by the researcher in line with the literature. This form consists of three sections. The parent sociodemographic form, the child sociodemographic form and the form, which includes questions on parental fever-related knowledge and practices, consists of a total of 35 questions.

  one months

• State/Trait Anxiety Inventory (SAI)

  The scale was developed by Spielber and others in 1964 to determine anxiety levels. The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale was carried out by Öner and Le Compte in 1985. The scale provides information about what is felt at that moment and consists of 20 items in Likert type, scored from 1 to 4. 1 is not at all, 2 is a little, 3 is very much and 4 is completely agree, and the individual marks one of these. A value of 1 indicates high anxiety, while a value of 4 indicates low anxiety. Items 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 19, and 20 in the SAI are reversed. When calculating the scale score, the total score of the reversed items is subtracted from the total of the correct statements and a fixed score of 50 is added to this number. The total score obtained from the scale varies between 20 and 80. As the score increases, it indicates that anxiety is high, and as the score decreases, it indicates that anxiety decreases.

  one months

• Parental Fever Management Scale-Turkish Version (PFMS-TR)

  The scale was developed by Walsh and Edwards in 2008 to assess parents' fever management practices. The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale was conducted by Cınar et al. in 2013. The scale consists of 8 items and is a Likert-type scale with items rated as "(1) never, (2) rarely, (3) sometimes, (4) often, (5) always". The lowest possible score for the scale is 8 and the highest is 40. A higher score indicates more fever management practices, and a lower score indicates less fever management practices. The Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of the scale is 0.75.

  one months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• State/Trait Anxiety Inventory (SAI)

  three months

• Visual Analog Scale (VAS) - Satisfaction Scale for Fire Education Application

  three months

• Parental Fever Management Scale-Turkish Version (PFMS-TR)

  three months

• Parental Fever Management Scale-Turkish Version (PFMS-TR)

  two months

• State/Trait Anxiety Inventory (SAI)

  two months

Study Arms (2)

Group to be trained

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents in the experimental group were randomly assigned. Parents in the experimental group will be trained with parent fever management training material via home visits. Repeated measurements will be made one month after the training and at 3 months. Parent fever management training material was created by the researcher according to the literature. Opinions of experts in the field were obtained for the suitability of the training booklet.

Other: Fever Education

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention will be made to the control group. Only measurements will be made on parallel dates with the experimental group.

Interventions

Fever Education OTHER

Another aspect of this research that is different from other studies is that a retention test will be applied to the participants after the pre-test and post-test, and the long-term effect of the training given will be examined. In this direction, it is aimed to reduce the inappropriate use of emergency services, the use of unnecessary tests and the increasing health system costs. It is aimed to prevent crowding in the emergency department by reducing the inappropriate use of emergency services.

Also known as: It is planned to conduct a survey with the first post-test and a retention test 3 months after the training is given to the parents.

Group to be trained

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Having a child between the ages of 1-5
• Able to read, understand and have no problems speaking Turkish
• Having a green triage code in the emergency room triage application

You may not qualify if:

• Children diagnosed with or receiving treatment for chronic diseases
• Children with a history of febrile convulsions
• Children dependent on home mechanical ventilation
• Parents with psychiatric diagnoses will be excluded from the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Merve YETİMOĞLU: lead
• Karadeniz Technical University: collaborator

Study Sites (3)

Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Emergency Unit

Trabzon, Kanuni Campus, 61080, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Emergency Unit

Trabzon, 61080, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Emergency Unit

Trabzon, 61080, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fever; Emergencies; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Body Temperature Changes; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Merve YETİMOĞLU, Nursing

  Karadeniz Technical University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

merve yetimoğlu, Nursing

CONTACT

531-813-3135; merveyetimoglu0@gmail.com

Hacer KOBYA BULUT, Doç. Dr.

CONTACT

537-612-9209; hkbulut@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Nursing

Model Details: The research was planned as a randomized controlled study with experimental and control groups.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 9, 2024
• First Posted: September 19, 2024
• Study Start: April 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2024
• Study Completion: November 1, 2025
• Last Updated: September 19, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (3)