How mothers treat their children's physical symptoms.
How mothers treat their children's physical symptoms.
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母亲如何治疗孩子的身体症状。
DOI:
10.1007/bf01323957
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发表时间:
1985
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Katlic,AW
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文献类型:
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作者:
Maiman,LA;Becker,MH;Katlic,AW
An important area of concern in community health is the widespread practice of individuals undertaking courses of treatment in the absence of medical advice or direction. This is especially a problem when it involves the administration of medicines to children. This study examines the extent, determinants, and quality of the independent use by mothers of medications for treating their children's symptoms. Data on mother-initiated medication behavior (MIMB) were obtained from a random sample of 500 mothers of children at two pediatric ambulatory care sites. Six expert pediatric judges rated every reported medication use (N=3,908) along three dimensions (usefulness, correctness, and harmfulness/helpfulness) and also evaluated the overall appropriateness of each mother's MIMB. Results indicate that: 1) mothers keep available and use for their children a considerable number of different medications; 2) clear relationships exist between mothers' socioeconomic status and the different categories of medications they employ; 3) mothers' perceptions of their children's vulnerability to specific illnesses, and of the efficacy of over-the-counter medications for treating those illnesses, were related to the possession and use of relevant medications; and 4) judges' ratings indicated little enthusiasm for the mothers' therapeutic actions. These findings suggest the need for pediatricians to become aware of the medications their patients may be ingesting as a result of MIMB, and to educate mothers concerning use and misuse of over-the-counter (and other) treatments.
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影响因子:
6.1
作者:
Drug Oxidations;M. J. Coon
通讯作者:
M. J. Coon
影响因子:
15
作者:
FRYDMAN, B;REIL, S;RAPOPORT, H
通讯作者:
RAPOPORT, H
DOI:
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发表时间:
1977
期刊:
European Journal of Biochemistry
影响因子:
--
作者:
T. Lazar;H. Ehrig;L. Lumper
通讯作者:
L. Lumper
影响因子:
3.5
作者:
R. Frydman;M. Tomaro;B. Frydman;A. Wanschelbaum
通讯作者:
A. Wanschelbaum
影响因子:
3.5
作者:
M. Tomaro;R. Frydman
通讯作者:
R. Frydman