BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)outbreak began in China at the end of 2019.The disease is highly infectious.In order to prevent and control the epidemic situation,the state has issued a series of meas...BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)outbreak began in China at the end of 2019.The disease is highly infectious.In order to prevent and control the epidemic situation,the state has issued a series of measures to guide the prevention and control of the epidemic.At the same time,it also introduced the measure of home isolation for children with fever.However,due to the nature of children,the implementation of the home isolation turned out to be quite difficult,and questions regarding the home isolation were brought out by parents when seeing doctors.For this reason,we decided to conduct this study.AIM To study factors that influence home quarantine compliance in children with fever during the COVID-19 epidemic.METHODS A total of 495 paediatric patients with respiratory tract infection and fever were selected from the general fever clinic at Xiamen Children’s Hospital from February 6-27,2020.On day 8 after the hospital visit,follow-up was conducted by telephone to evaluate the compliance of home quarantine.RESULTS Among the ten quarantine measures,the proportion of families adhering to keeping 1.5 m distance,proper hand hygiene,wearing masks at home,and proper cough etiquette was very low(<30%for each measure).Our analysis showed that compliance was related to gender and age of children,gender and age of primary caregiver,number of children in the family,and intensity of information on quarantine measures.We observed that compliance increased with the age ofchildren.Compared with children whose caregivers were young adults,children with elderly caregivers were 2.461 times more likely to show poor compliance.Furthermore,children who received intensive information on quarantine measures had significantly better compliance.CONCLUSION Compliance of children with fever to quarantine measures at home is low during the COVID-19 epidemic.Strengthening education on the quarantine measures is critical to improve compliance,in particular in young children with elderly caregivers.展开更多
<strong>Objectives:</strong> To control the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) epidemic, it is meaningful to improve the home quarantine ability and home-quarantine compliancy of patients released from medica...<strong>Objectives:</strong> To control the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) epidemic, it is meaningful to improve the home quarantine ability and home-quarantine compliancy of patients released from medical isolation, and to prevent cross-contamination. This study aimed to up protocols for COVID-19 patients released from medical isolation. <strong>Methods:</strong> A total of 35 patients discharged from the isolation ward of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Sun Yat-sen University from January 22, 2020 to February 18, 2020 were included. The patients received health education through discharge preparation, education leaflets and videos. The patients were followed up on the 2nd, 7th and 14th day after discharge through WeChat and phone call. On the 2nd and 14th day after discharge, the patients completed the knowledge assessment, self-perceived burden survey and satisfaction survey using a self-made home quarantine knowledge paper. <strong>Results:</strong> There were statistical differences in the knowledge and understanding of home quarantine and self-perceived burden between the 2nd day and 14th day after home quarantine (P < 0.05). The completion rate of home quarantine was 94.3%, and the satisfaction rate was 96.7%. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> By improving the discharge preparation, conducting in-time follow-up after discharge via WeChat and phone call, and performing multi-channel health education, the follow-up researchers could help the patients perform a more effective home quarantine, which could effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19 epidemic.展开更多
基金Supported by Xiamen Children’s Hospital Backbone Talent Training Program Project,No.CHP-2019-BT-003。
文摘BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)outbreak began in China at the end of 2019.The disease is highly infectious.In order to prevent and control the epidemic situation,the state has issued a series of measures to guide the prevention and control of the epidemic.At the same time,it also introduced the measure of home isolation for children with fever.However,due to the nature of children,the implementation of the home isolation turned out to be quite difficult,and questions regarding the home isolation were brought out by parents when seeing doctors.For this reason,we decided to conduct this study.AIM To study factors that influence home quarantine compliance in children with fever during the COVID-19 epidemic.METHODS A total of 495 paediatric patients with respiratory tract infection and fever were selected from the general fever clinic at Xiamen Children’s Hospital from February 6-27,2020.On day 8 after the hospital visit,follow-up was conducted by telephone to evaluate the compliance of home quarantine.RESULTS Among the ten quarantine measures,the proportion of families adhering to keeping 1.5 m distance,proper hand hygiene,wearing masks at home,and proper cough etiquette was very low(<30%for each measure).Our analysis showed that compliance was related to gender and age of children,gender and age of primary caregiver,number of children in the family,and intensity of information on quarantine measures.We observed that compliance increased with the age ofchildren.Compared with children whose caregivers were young adults,children with elderly caregivers were 2.461 times more likely to show poor compliance.Furthermore,children who received intensive information on quarantine measures had significantly better compliance.CONCLUSION Compliance of children with fever to quarantine measures at home is low during the COVID-19 epidemic.Strengthening education on the quarantine measures is critical to improve compliance,in particular in young children with elderly caregivers.
文摘<strong>Objectives:</strong> To control the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) epidemic, it is meaningful to improve the home quarantine ability and home-quarantine compliancy of patients released from medical isolation, and to prevent cross-contamination. This study aimed to up protocols for COVID-19 patients released from medical isolation. <strong>Methods:</strong> A total of 35 patients discharged from the isolation ward of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Sun Yat-sen University from January 22, 2020 to February 18, 2020 were included. The patients received health education through discharge preparation, education leaflets and videos. The patients were followed up on the 2nd, 7th and 14th day after discharge through WeChat and phone call. On the 2nd and 14th day after discharge, the patients completed the knowledge assessment, self-perceived burden survey and satisfaction survey using a self-made home quarantine knowledge paper. <strong>Results:</strong> There were statistical differences in the knowledge and understanding of home quarantine and self-perceived burden between the 2nd day and 14th day after home quarantine (P < 0.05). The completion rate of home quarantine was 94.3%, and the satisfaction rate was 96.7%. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> By improving the discharge preparation, conducting in-time follow-up after discharge via WeChat and phone call, and performing multi-channel health education, the follow-up researchers could help the patients perform a more effective home quarantine, which could effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19 epidemic.
