Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Training Given to Mothers With 0-5 Age Group Children for Fire Management

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Training Given to Mothers With 0-5 Age Group Children for Fire Management

The research was conducted in a randomized controlled design to evaluate the effectiveness of the fever management training given to mothers of children aged 0-5.

The research was conducted between January 2023 and April 2023 in the Pediatric Ward of Gebze Fatih State Hospital. The study included 120 mothers, with 60 in the intervention group and 60 in the control group, who had children aged 0-5 years old admitted to the hospital with a complaint of fever. The data was collected using the 'Mother and Child Information Form,' 'Parent's Fever Management Scale (PFMS),' 'Fever Management Knowledge Statements Form (FMKSF),' and 'Follow-up Form. The data were analyzed using appropriate statistical methods in the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 26.0 software package.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mothers with 0-5 age group children in fever
• Must be literate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Discharge before 3 days