Child Health Nurs Res.  2015 Jul;21(3):227-235. 10.4094/chnr.2015.21.3.227.

Disease Prevalence, Parent's Educational Needs, and Disease Management according to Severity of Respiratory Infections in Early Childhood

• Han HY
• Park SJ
• Lee MN
• Kang KA

• KMID: 2169853
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2015.21.3.227

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate disease prevalence, parent's educational needs, and disease management according to severity of respiratory infections in early childhood.
METHODS
Participants for this study were 173 mothers whose child was admitted to I university hospital in Seoul and whose child was an infant or toddler. Data were collected from December, 17, 2014 to February, 15, 2015 using self-report structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed using IBM/SPSS 21.0 program.
RESULTS
There were significant differences in the severity of respiratory infection according to neonatal admission due to dyspnea, feeding type, atopic dermatitis in the infant or allergic disease in father and siblings. Parent's educational needs for the severe respiratory infection group were higher than for the non-severe group. Parent's disease management for the severe respiratory infection group was lower than the non-severe group.
CONCLUSION
As important care factors in neonatal admissions include dyspnea, cow milk feeding, eczema, family history of allergies, parent's educational needs and disease management, they should be considered when caring for young children with respiratory infections and their parents.

Keyword

Child; Respiratory tract infections; Severity of illness

MeSH Terms

Child
Dermatitis, Atopic
Disease Management*
Dyspnea
Eczema
Fathers
Humans
Hypersensitivity
Infant
Milk
Mothers
Parents
Prevalence*
Respiratory Tract Infections*
Seoul
Siblings