School of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.
Department of Nursing, College of Health Science, CHA University, Pocheon-si 11160, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 2;18(9):4855. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18094855.
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.
随着儿童保育设施数量的增加，儿童保育提供者在紧急情况下迅速采取行动的应对技能变得至关重要。本研究旨在检查韩国儿童保育提供者对热性惊厥 (FC) 的知识、态度、关注点和实践，并确定影响其 FC 管理的因素。本研究采用问卷调查法对 216 名韩国儿童保育提供者进行了横断面研究。使用描述性统计来描述样本特征和 FC 问卷。使用 t 检验和单因素方差分析评估了人口统计学变量对 FC 实践的差异。使用 Pearson 相关和回归分析研究了 FC 实践与其他变量之间的关系。结果表明，儿童保育提供者在 FC 知识和推荐实践方面的正确答案百分比较低，对 FC 的态度和关注点也较为负面，因此他们对 FC 的结果评估并不理想。此外，结果还表明，FC 知识、教育、态度和实际经验与 FC 实践有关。这些发现为针对儿童保育提供者的干预措施的制定提供了重要证据。
