Investigation of Complementary and Alternative Treatment Practices in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Background: Nurses should know the effects of complementary and alternatıve treatment methods used in children with upper respiratory tract infections, and should inform parents and society. Objectives: This study aim examine the complementary and alternative medicine used in children with acute upp...
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| description | Background: Nurses should know the effects of complementary and alternatıve treatment methods used in children with upper respiratory tract infections, and should inform parents and society. Objectives: This study aim examine the complementary and alternative medicine used in children with acute upper respiratory infection. Methods: The descriptive study was conducted between May and December 2017 in a family health center in Istanbul. The sample of the study was the parent of 236 children who were diagnosed with upper respiratory tract infection in this Family Health Center. The data were collected by a researcher's questionnaire. Results: In this study 95.8% of parents were mothers and the mean age was 33.38 ± 6.56. When the child had upper respiratory tract infection, it was determined that 86% of the parents applied complementary and alternative treatment. 92.1% of the parents use complementary and alternatıve treatment methods before drug treatment. 95.1% of parents reported using complementary and alternatıve treatment methods. 68.6% of parents use complementary and alternatıve treatment methods to reduce fever. It was observed that parents frequently gave herbal teas for cough (66.9%) and sore throat (41.1%). As the education of the mother increased, the rate of complementary and alternative treatment decreased (β = .32). Conclucion: it was determined that the majority of parents had complementary and alternative treatments when the child had upper respiratory tract infections. The majority of parents use complementary and alternatıve treatment methods prior to drug treatment. As parents' education increases, the use of complementary and alternative treatment decreases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93811b5eb7fc4ea3bdce0db62e3b1df92023-02-15T16:07:20ZengDokuz Eylul UniversityDokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi2149-03332020-07-0113311712310.46483/deuhfed.558449Investigation of Complementary and Alternative Treatment Practices in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract InfectionYurdagül Hazır 0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8528-2232Gülçin Bozkurt 1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8528-2232Nurtepe Aile Sağlığı MerkeziİSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ - CERRAHPAŞA, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, EBELİK BÖLÜMÜBackground: Nurses should know the effects of complementary and alternatıve treatment methods used in children with upper respiratory tract infections, and should inform parents and society. Objectives: This study aim examine the complementary and alternative medicine used in children with acute upper respiratory infection. Methods: The descriptive study was conducted between May and December 2017 in a family health center in Istanbul. The sample of the study was the parent of 236 children who were diagnosed with upper respiratory tract infection in this Family Health Center. The data were collected by a researcher's questionnaire. Results: In this study 95.8% of parents were mothers and the mean age was 33.38 ± 6.56. When the child had upper respiratory tract infection, it was determined that 86% of the parents applied complementary and alternative treatment. 92.1% of the parents use complementary and alternatıve treatment methods before drug treatment. 95.1% of parents reported using complementary and alternatıve treatment methods. 68.6% of parents use complementary and alternatıve treatment methods to reduce fever. It was observed that parents frequently gave herbal teas for cough (66.9%) and sore throat (41.1%). As the education of the mother increased, the rate of complementary and alternative treatment decreased (β = .32). Conclucion: it was determined that the majority of parents had complementary and alternative treatments when the child had upper respiratory tract infections. The majority of parents use complementary and alternatıve treatment methods prior to drug treatment. As parents' education increases, the use of complementary and alternative treatment decreases.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/deuhfed/issue/56049/558449respiratoryinfectioncomplementary and alternative treatmentchild |
| spellingShingle | Yurdagül Hazır Gülçin Bozkurt Investigation of Complementary and Alternative Treatment Practices in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi respiratory infection complementary and alternative treatment child |
| title | Investigation of Complementary and Alternative Treatment Practices in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection |
| title_full | Investigation of Complementary and Alternative Treatment Practices in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of Complementary and Alternative Treatment Practices in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of Complementary and Alternative Treatment Practices in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection |
| title_short | Investigation of Complementary and Alternative Treatment Practices in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection |
| title_sort | investigation of complementary and alternative treatment practices in children with upper respiratory tract infection |
| topic | respiratory infection complementary and alternative treatment child |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/deuhfed/issue/56049/558449 |
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