Why Fever Phobia Is Still Common?

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dc.authoridUsak, Esma/0000-0001-8434-8730;
dc.contributor.authorGunduz, Suzan
dc.contributor.authorUsak, Esma
dc.contributor.authorKoksal, Tulin
dc.contributor.authorCanbal, Metin
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T18:10:12Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T18:10:12Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: Fever is a reliable sign of illness, but it also evokes fear and anxiety. It is not the fever itself but the fear of possible complications and accompanying symptoms that is important for pediatricians and parents. Objectives: We aimed to investigate maternal understanding of fever, its potential consequences, and impacts on the treatment of children. Patients and Methods: A questionnaire was use to explore the attitudes, knowledge, and practices of mothers of 861 children brought to four medical centers in different regions of Turkey in 2012, with fever being the chief complaint. All the children were aged 3 months - 15 years. Results: Among the 861 mothers, 92.2% favored antipyretics for fever, either alone or in addition to external cooling measures. Most favored paracetamol or ibuprofen. In this study, the appropriate use of antipyretics was 75.2%, which was higher than that reported in the literature. In common with previous reports, seizures and brain damage were perceived as the most frightening and harmful effects of fever. All the mothers expressed concerns about fever, but they were most common among the highly educated or those with one child. Conclusions: Fever phobia remains common, not only among low socioeconomic status mothers but also among those of high socioeconomic status. Healthcare providers should take fever phobia into account and provide correct information to caregivers about fever at all visits.
dc.identifier.doi10.5812/ircmj.23827
dc.identifier.issn2074-1804
dc.identifier.issn2074-1812
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.pmid27781110
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84981289576
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5812/ircmj.23827
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/4041
dc.identifier.volume18
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000386923300002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKowsar Publ
dc.relation.ispartofIranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20251023
dc.subjectFever phobia; Anxiety; Social Class; Antipyretics; Febrile Seizure
dc.titleWhy Fever Phobia Is Still Common?
dc.title.alternativeWhy fever phobia is still common?
dc.typeArticle

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