Parents’ knowledge and choice of paracetamol dosing forms in 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children
Paracetamol is one of the most common medicines administered to children and is available in suppositories, mixtures, drops and tablets. Orally administered paracetamol is more rapidly and completely absorbed and is, in general, more acceptable to children. In Iceland, the most common route of parac...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00492.x 2024-09-09T19:47:01+00:00 Parents’ knowledge and choice of paracetamol dosing forms in 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children Helgadóttir, Helga Lára Wilson, Margaret E. 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00492.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1471-6712.2006.00492.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00492.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences volume 22, issue 1, page 93-97 ISSN 0283-9318 1471-6712 journal-article 2008 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00492.x 2024-06-18T04:13:46Z Paracetamol is one of the most common medicines administered to children and is available in suppositories, mixtures, drops and tablets. Orally administered paracetamol is more rapidly and completely absorbed and is, in general, more acceptable to children. In Iceland, the most common route of paracetamol administration is per rectum. The purpose of the study was to explore parents’ knowledge and usage of paracetamol for 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children. Parents (n = 103) of children in four playschools in Reykjavík participated in this survey research. Paracetamol was most commonly administered via suppository. Some parents were unaware of oral forms of paracetamol and had been advised by doctors, nurses or pharmacy staff to use suppositories. This study provides basic information needed to design appropriate parental education in pain and fever management. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík Wiley Online Library Reykjavík Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 22 1 93 97 |
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Paracetamol is one of the most common medicines administered to children and is available in suppositories, mixtures, drops and tablets. Orally administered paracetamol is more rapidly and completely absorbed and is, in general, more acceptable to children. In Iceland, the most common route of paracetamol administration is per rectum. The purpose of the study was to explore parents’ knowledge and usage of paracetamol for 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children. Parents (n = 103) of children in four playschools in Reykjavík participated in this survey research. Paracetamol was most commonly administered via suppository. Some parents were unaware of oral forms of paracetamol and had been advised by doctors, nurses or pharmacy staff to use suppositories. This study provides basic information needed to design appropriate parental education in pain and fever management. |
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Helgadóttir, Helga Lára Wilson, Margaret E. Parents’ knowledge and choice of paracetamol dosing forms in 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children |
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Helgadóttir, Helga Lára Wilson, Margaret E. |
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Parents’ knowledge and choice of paracetamol dosing forms in 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children |
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Parents’ knowledge and choice of paracetamol dosing forms in 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children |
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Parents’ knowledge and choice of paracetamol dosing forms in 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children |
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Parents’ knowledge and choice of paracetamol dosing forms in 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children |
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Parents’ knowledge and choice of paracetamol dosing forms in 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children |
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parents’ knowledge and choice of paracetamol dosing forms in 3‐ to 6‐year‐old children |
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