Parental Confidence in Relation to Antipyretic Use, Warning Signs, Symptoms and Well-Being in Fever Management—Results from an App-Based Registry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15486223 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ricarda Möhler (Witten/Herdecke University), Ekkehart Jenetzky (0000-0001-5415-8784, Witten/Herdecke University), Silke Schwarz (0000-0003-2567-2797, Witten/Herdecke University), Moritz Gwiasda (0000-0002-4104-8823, Witten/Herdecke University), Larisa Rathjens (0000-0002-6229-3262, Witten/Herdecke University), Henrik Szőke (0000-0002-7243-5789, University of Pecs), David Martin (0000-0002-2914-8063, Witten/Herdecke University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Pages | 14502-14502 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph192114502 |
| PMID | 36361379 |
| OpenAlex | W4308527082 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 25 |
Parents' confidence regarding their children's fever is a key factor in its management and there is still unnecessary anxiety and associated antipyretic overuse. The FeverApp application collects naturalistic real-time data on febrile infections and educates parents on fever management. Logistic regression examined the associations between (1) parental confidence and (2) antipyretics use with fever relevant parameters. First entry data of 3721 children (mean age 21 months; SD 22.97) was assessed. A total of 58.0% of parents felt confident upon first fever documentation. Warning signs [OR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.40-0.61], dehydration [OR = 0.65, 95% CI: 0.52-0.81], fever [OR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.57-0.80] and having a female child [OR = 0.77, 95% CI: 0.66-0.90] had the highest negative association with parental confidence. Antipyretics were used initially in 14.7% of children. Fever had the highest positive [OR = 2.58, 95% CI: 1.89-3.50] and well-being the highest negative association with antipyretic use [OR = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.22-0.63). In the first entry data, parental confidence was related to children's health condition in a reasonable medical manner. The use of antipyretics was mostly associated with febrile temperature, but also low well-being. Thus, associations were partly in accordance with recent guidelines
Analgesic · Antipyretic · Confidence interval · Logistic regression · Psychiatry · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Medicine · Respiratory Support and Mechanisms · Thermal Regulation in Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |