Korean Childcare Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, Concerns, and Practices of Febrile Convulsions

Abstract

With the increase in the number of childcare facilities, childcare providers’ coping skills to take quick action in emergencies have become crucial. This study was to examine Korean childcare providers’ knowledge, attitudes, concerns, and practices regarding febrile convulsions (FCs), and to identify factors influencing their management of FCs. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire of 216 Korean childcare providers. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample characteristics and FC questionnaires. The differences in the FC practice by demographic variables were assessed using t-test and one-way analysis of variance. The relationships between FC practice and other variables were investigated using Pearson correlations and regression analysis. The childcare providers showed unfavorable levels of outcomes regarding FCs with a low percentage of correct answers on FC knowledge and recommended practices as well as negative attitudes and concerns toward FCs. Additionally, results indicated that the knowledge, education, attitudes toward, and actual experiences of FCs were related to FC practices. The current findings provide important evidence to develop interventions targeting childcare providers.

Evaluation Nurses Practice about Care of Children with Febrile Convulsion

“…The study showed that the highest proportion of participants (n=12; 57.1%) corresponded to more than half or 5 years of nursing experience. The results of this study were consistent with those of a study that found that participants (n = 21;47.7%) had worked as a nurse in Egypt for less than 5 years (12) . The results of the current study were also consistent with a study conducted at the emergency department / Teaching Hospital in He Al-Nasiriyah.…”

“…Additionally, these results were in line with a research conducted in Alexandria, Egypt, that found the highest percentage of participants (n=24, or 33.8%) have a diploma in nursing (12) . The majority of the sample in the control group (52.4%) were nursing institute members, in contrast to a study conducted in that found the high majority of the sample (45.8%) to be nursing institute members (10) .…”

Management of children with febrile seizures: a Greek nationwide survey

“…The literature shows that there are gaps in what the caregivers of children know and in the knowledge and practices of pediatricians and pediatric healthcare providers. Different aspects of the same problem have been reported in Korea [ 35 ], Iran [ 36 ], Turkey, the USA [ 37 ], Saudi Arabia [ 38 ], Iraq [ 39 ], India [ 40 ], Germany [ 6 ], and Japan [ 15 , 41 ] among other countries. The reports span across at least the last 15 years, showing that it an ongoing problem that can affect different populations at different times.…”

Effect of the virtual training program for managing fever and seizures on the stress of mothers of children with febrile seizures

“…On the other hand, lack of knowledge causes false beliefs and inappropriate management of the situation (13). Inadequate knowledge of these conditions makes some panic when their child has a fever and become agitated when they cannot control it and its adverse effects (7).…”

“…Correct parental intervention during seizures, which will be possible with proper training, can prevent complications such as head injuries, mouth and teeth injuries, and suffocation during seizures (14). Therefore, training followed by increasing awareness can increase the understanding and ability to manage the situation and care for the child (8) and reduce parents' worries and negative attitudes toward febrile seizures (13). The most common thing that mothers do after experiencing a febrile seizure is to search for information.…”