Child Health Nurs Res.  2016 Oct;22(4):289-298. 10.4094/chnr.2016.22.4.289.

Factors Affecting Daycare Center Teachers' Management of Childhood Fever

• Park SI
• Kim JS

• KMID: 2444898
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2016.22.4.289

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purposes of this study were to investigate daycare teachers'knowledge, anxiety and management of childhood fever and to identify factors affecting their management of childhood fever.
METHODS
A descriptive correlation study was conducted. Participants were 109 daycare center teachers from G metropolitan city. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection.
RESULTS
The mean percent of correct answers for knowledge about childhood fever was 42.9%. Levels of anxiety related to children's fever were high among day care teachers in this study. Many daycare center teachers used management practices which were not recommended for childhood fever management. There was a statistically significant difference in participants' knowledge about childhood fever by marital status and having a child. Moreover, there were statistically significant positive correlation between daycare center teachers' knowledge and management and negative correlation between daycare center teachers' anxiety and management of childhood fever. Knowledge and anxiety related to childhood fever accounted for 15.2% of variance for fever management.
CONCLUSION
Results show that day care teachers' knowledge and anxiety related to fever are important factors in predicting their fever management. Development and evaluation of educational interventions to improve daycare teachers' childhood fever management are recommended.

Keyword

Child daycare centers; Teachers; Child; Fever; Evidence-based practice

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Child
Child Day Care Centers
Data Collection
Day Care, Medical
Evidence-Based Practice
Fever*
Humans
Marital Status
Statistics as Topic