Randomized Controlled Study: The Effect of Distance Education Given With the Video Prepared for the Approach to the Febrile Child on the Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of the Parents.

Introduction and Purpose:

Fever is a condition that occurs as a result of the deterioration of the balance between heat production and consumption in the body (Crisp et al., 2016). Fever is not a disease in itself, but one of the defense mechanisms of the body that arises due to diseases (Crisp et al., 2016; Karaca Çiftçi & Beklen, 2014). Fever complaints constitute the majority of pediatric emergency service applications (Esenay et al., 2007; Karakaş et al., 2020; Saz et al., 2009). Parents think that the fever will harm their children and they are afraid that they will have a seizure. The biggest factor underlying this fear is that parents do not have enough information about fever and fever management. Studies (Çöl Araz, 2013; Eliçık et al., 2012; Kılıç et al., 2016; Kılıçaslan et al., 2018) revealed that parents lack information on fever measurement, normal limits of fever, causes of fever, methods of reducing fever, and drug doses. shows that they need training on these issues.n addition, many parents may make wrong practices in order to reduce the fever of the child at home (Karaca Çiftçi & Beklen, 2014; Thota et al., 2018; Wilson et al., 2019). Nurses have the greatest responsibility in this regard. Because nurses have the opportunity to work with individuals in many environments such as schools, workplaces, hospitals, and they are the health professionals who can reach the society most easily. Nurses should identify the knowledge deficiencies of individuals in every environment they are in and try to eliminate them with education (Aydemir Geduk, 2018). However, it has been determined in the literature (Dinçer & Arslan, 2017; Sökün & Gözen, 2017) that nurses also need information about approaching children with fever. The lack of a common consensus in the approach to the child with fever may lead individuals to make wrong practices. For this purpose, it is important to follow the current and evidence-based literature on the approach to the child with fever (NICE, 2019; Toksöz & Açıkgöz, 2022). In addition, technology can be used to make education accessible to wider audiences and to be accessible at any time.In addition, making use of evidence-based research and guidelines can lead to the adoption of a common approach. This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of distance education, which is given with a video prepared for the approach to the child with fever, on the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of parents who have children in the 0-5 age group, in line with current and evidence-based studies.

Method: This is a randomized controlled intervention study.

Dependent variables of the study: "Parental Fever Management Scale" score, parents' knowledge levels about fever and their knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about fever.

Independent variables of the research: "Educational Videos for Approaching Children with Fever", socio-demographic characteristics of parents.