Background When a child’s body temperature rises, most parents become very worried that high fever may harm the child; in this study, knowledge and performance of the parents at the time of fever in children and how they act when encountering children’s fever were studied. Materials and Methods  In this cross-sectional descriptive study, samples (300 parents of children under 10 years) were se...

BACKGROUND Fever is a source of considerable parental anxiety. Numerous studies have also confirmed similar anxiety among health care workers. This study analyzed caregiver knowledge of fever, and beliefs concerning children with a febrile illness, with an emphasis on the referring physician. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 100 caregivers of children 3 months to 12 years old, trea...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this survey was to study the beliefs, expectations, and satisfaction of Canadian parents regarding fever and the treatment of their febrile children. METHODS A survey was developed exploring caregiver beliefs and treatment strategies, as well as expectations and satisfaction with medical care. Some items were modeled after previous studies to allow comparison. Caregi...

To clarify the relationship between social phobia and shyness, this study examined the characteristics of highly shy persons with social phobia, highly shy persons without social phobia, and non-shy persons. Those with social phobia reported more symptomatology, more functional impairment, and a lower quality of life than those without social phobia. About one-third of the highly shy without so...

One of the most remarkable facts about the treatment of febrile illness in children is that, despite its ubiquity and the plethora of guidelines, recommendations, and other publications, the exaggerated fear of fever (sometimes referred to as “fever phobia”) remains common around the world, and has remained so for many years. The result of this fear is that parents and professionals worry undul...

One of the most remarkable facts about the treatment of febrile illness in children is that, despite its ubiquity and the plethora of guidelines, recommendations, and other publications, the exaggerated fear of fever (sometimes referred to as “fever phobia”) remains common around the world, and has remained so for many years. The result of this fear is that parents and professionals worry undul...

Title of Dissertation: DIFFERENTIATING SOCIAL PHOBIA FROM SHYNESS Nancy A. Heiser, Ph.D., 2004 Dissertation Directed By: Professor Samuel M. Turner, Department of Psychology Objectives: This study aimed to clarify the boundaries of social phobia and the nature of shyness. Despite the similarities between social phobia and shyness, the vast majority of shy persons do not meet diagnostic criteria...

PURPOSE The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of social phobia, and the sociodemographic variables, substance use patterns, and comorbid psychiatric disorders associated with it. The impact of social phobia on quality of life, academic achievement, and identity formation were also examined. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted between 01 March and 01 June 2008, and incl...