A Comparison of Different Methods of Temperature Measurement by Mothers and Physicians in Healthy Newborns

作者：Oncel Mehmet Yekta^*; Tekgunduz Kadir Serafettin; Ozdemir Ramazan; Calisici Erhan; Karahan Sevilay; Erdeve Omer; Oguz Serife Suna; Dilmen Ugur

来源：Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2013, 80(3): 190-194.

DOI：10.1007/s12098-012-0790-0

• Mercury thermometer
• Axillary
• Rectal
• Digital
• Infrared
• Newborn

To compare the accuracy of digital axillary thermometer (DAT), rectal glass mercury thermometer (RGMT) and infrared forehead skin thermometer (IFST) measurements made by mothers and physicians in healthy newborns. %26lt;br%26gt;The body temperature measurements of 120 healthy newborns were made on their 2nd day of life using DAT, RGMT and IFST, first by mothers followed by a designated physician. Correlation analysis was performed for the measurements obtained by mothers and the physician. The presence of a former child or children at home, the educational level of the mother and maternal age were also recorded. %26lt;br%26gt;No correlation was observed between the measurements made by mothers and the physician using RGMT (R-2 = 0.096). The temperatures measured by mothers and the physician showed a significant correlation when a DAT and IFST were used (R-2 = 0.923, p %26lt; 0.001; R-2 = 0.916, p %26lt; 0.001, respectively). %26lt;br%26gt;Difficulty of use and interpretation make RGMTs less practical than DATs and IFST for use by mothers. Measurements with an IFST are obtained from a newborn%26apos;s forehead in a shorter length of time compared to DATs, which makes it a more practical option.

• 出版日期2013-3