Author/Editor		Stadler, Samo; Neubauer, David
Title		Ali pri starših malčkov obstaja strah pred vročino?
Translated title		Is there a fever phobia present in parents of young children?
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 74, št. 9
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 515-8
Language		slo
Abstract		Background. Fever is one of the most common reasons for parents to seek medical attention for their child. Parents are commonly very concerned about their childs fever and sometimes this overconcern can almost reach the level of a phobia. This is due to a widely accepted belief that fever is a disease on its own. Many parents believe that fever can cause different harmful effects to a child. The aim of this study was to determine how much Slovenian parents know about fever, whether they have any fears and anxieties when their child has experienced fever and to determine how they treat febrile children at home. Our main hypothesis was that in Slovenia there is a parental overconcern over fever in children. Methods. A questionnaire consisting of 24 questions was administered to parents who brought their child to a routine visit in two pediatric dispensaries. During October 2003 and January 2004 we managed to obtain 76 filled-out questionnaires. Results. 14% of parents said they were very worried and an additional 72% were somewhat worried about potential consequences of fever. 49% believe fever can cause brain damage and 18% believe this can be caused by temperatures below 41 °C. 8% of parents overdose paracetamol, 33% use an incorrect technique of sponging and 38% awaken their child at night. Conclusions. In Slovenia there also exists a fever phobia. Slovenian parents are undereducated ahout the meaning, causes end effects of fever and they often deal with their childs fever overwhelmingly and improperly.
Summary		Izhodišča. Vročina je med najpogostejšimi simptomi in vzroki, da starši pripeljejo svojega otroka na pregled k zdravniku. Starši so zaradi otrokove vročine pogosto zelo zaskrbljeni, včasih pa prevelika zaskrbljenost prehaja celo v fobijo. Ta je posledica napačnega splošnega prepričauja, da je vročina bolezen sama po sebi in ne le zgolj simptom ali znak. Veliko staršev ne pozna pomena vročine in je prepričanih, da lahko pri otroku povzroči razne škodljive učinke. Namen naše študije je bil ugotoviti današnje vedenje staršev o vročini, določiti, kolikšna je njihova zaskrbljenost, povezana z vročino pri otroku, ter ugotoviti, kako starši doma obravnavajo malčke z vročino. Glavna hipoteza, ki smo jo preverjali, je, da v Sloveniji obstaja pri starših pretiran strah pred vročino pri malčkih. Metode. Vprašalnik, sestavljen iz 24 vprašanj so izpolnjevali starši otrok, ki so svoje otroke pripeljali na rutinski pregled v dva otroška dispanzerja. Študija je potekala od oktobra 2003 do januarja 2004. V tem času nam je uspelo zbrati 76 izpolnjenih vprašalnikov. Rezultati. Zelo zaskrbljenih je 14% staršev, dodatnih 72% pa je zmerno zaskrbljenih glede možnih posledic vročirae. 49% staršev meni, da lahko vročina povzroči možganske poškodbe, od tega jih 18% meni, da lahko do takih posledic pride pri temperaturah pod 41 °C. Previsok odmerek paracetamola daje 8%, 33% staršev uporablja napačno tehniko obkladkov in 38% jih ponoči zbuja otroka. Zaključki. V Sloveniji je prisotna pretirana zaskrbljenost zaradi vročine. Slovenski starši so slabo obveščeni o pomenu, vzrokih in posledicah vročine, poleg tega pa pogosto obravnauajo vročične otroke pretirano in neprimerno.
Descriptors		BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION FEVER PARENTS FEAR CHILD QUESTIONNAIRES