ArticleBMC pediatrics2018
Knowledge, attitudes and misconceptions of Italian healthcare professionals regarding fever management in children.
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- Fever management in children and insights into fever of unknown origin: a survey among Italian pediatricians.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Discomfort relief after paracetamol administration in febrile children admitted to a third level paediatric emergency department.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Perception, knowledge and attitude towards childhood fever: A survey among final-year medical students.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2023Article
- Use of the Theoretical Domains Framework to explore factors influencing paediatric fever management practices and antipyretic use in New Zealand emergency departments.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2022Article
- Cross-sectional study of parental knowledge, behaviour and anxiety in management of paediatric fever among German parents.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Understanding Discomfort in Order to Appropriately Treat Fever.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundFever phobia is still a major issue in paediatrics. We report knowledge of a sample of Italian paediatricians performed six years after the release of the Italian guidelines for the management of fever in children (IFG).
methodsA questionnaire, developed following the IFG recommendations and previously administered to 300 paediatricians in 2012, was proposed to all the paediatricians attending the 2015 National Congress of Practice Paediatrics, held in Florence, Italy. Changes in answers over time were analyzed.
results70.2% (562/800) paediatricians returned the questionnaire. The recommended site and device for body temperature measurement in children > 1 year was correctly chosen by 89.3% of participants (vs. 80.7% of 2012 participants; P < 0.001), but with children aged less than 1 year the correct answer was selected only by the 50.3% (vs. 39.3% of 2012 participants: P < 0.001). Use of physical methods was still incorrectly recommended by 51.6% of paediatricians (vs. 63.6% in 2012; P < 0.001). Use of antipyretics according to discomfort was adopted only by 38.2% of participants, while 12.2% of them recommended alternate use of antipyretics. These proportions were substantially stable since 2012 (45 and 11% respectively), rectal administration of antipyretics only in case of vomiting was correctly recommended by 86.8% of paediatricians vs. 74.7% in 2012 (P < 0.001).
conclusionImprovements in some pediatricians' misconceptions were observed over time. However, some incorrect habits persist. Further studies are needed to better understand the "weak points" of the communication between Scientific Societies and paediatricians in order to impact everyday clinical practice.
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