فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background: Fever is one of the most common symptoms for children. Most fevers are notdangerous; parents, especially mothers, nevertheless experience severe anxiety confrontingchildren’s fevers. This study aimed to explore the mothers’ perceptions of fever in theirchildren. Materials and Methods: Mothers of hospitalized febrile children were selectedby purposeful sampling method from two hospitals in Bushehr in 2012. Data saturation wasreached after in‑depth semi structured interviews with 12 participants. Data analysis wasdone by conventional content analysis method. Findings: Sense of concern, the necessityfor quick action and the need for protection emerged from mothers’ views. Sense of concerncame from concerns over cause of fever, child’s hospitalization and possible side‑effects offever. The necessity for quick action resulted from gathering information, self‑medication andreferring to healthcare centres; the need for spiritual and emotional protection created theneed to protect in mothers. Conclusion: Findings showed that mothers need educational,emotional and spiritual protection in order to overcome their concerns and managing theirchildren’s fever. It is recommended that an empowering model based on these findings bedeveloped in order to strengthen mothers in dealing with fevers in order to prevent excessiveconcern and anxiety.