Educational interventions on fever management in children: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Numerous studies have been conducted specifically to target "fever phobia" and inappropriate fever management skills. However, despite educational intervention, caregivers continue to adopt inappropriate and non-evidence-based practices.

Aims

To collect and examine peer-reviewed literature for active educational interventions aimed at improving fever management in children and profile them based on: who provided the training, training location, how the intervention was delivered, outcomes of training, and how it was measured.

Design

Scoping Review.

Methods

MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PubMED, PsycINFO, and IPA were searched from January 1980-December 2016. Study location, type of intervention, intervention target, study aim(s), sample size, instruments,

SUBMITTER: Arias D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6650695 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature