New insights into fever phobia: a pilot qualitative study with caregivers and their healthcare providers.

ABSTRACT: Despite the availability of clinical guidelines on the correct symptomatic management of fever in children, several studies have reported inaccurate knowledge about this symptom and inappropriate management behaviours among caregivers. There is evidence that caregivers' management of fever is largely influenced by unrealistic and unwarranted concerns about the potential harm that elevated body temperature can cause, a phenomenon commonly referred to as fever phobia. Research on fever phobia has predominantly focused on the role of fever misconceptions in triggering anxiety and impeding a proper fever management, in terms of both concept and operationalization, with little attention to the influence of the relationship between caregivers and the healthcare team. The aim of this pilot study

SUBMITTER: Merlo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9899170 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature