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Title: | Concordance of temperature measurements in the preterm and term neonate using three thermometers | Contributor(s): | Smith, Jacqueline (author); Usher, Kim (author) ; Alcock, Gary (author); Buettner, Petra (author) | Publication Date: | 2013 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jnn.2013.04.003 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14559 | Abstract: | Background: Measuring temperature is an essential part of nursing care. It has been widely accepted as an indication of a patients' clinical condition. Often this enables early intervention and/or treatment as a change in body temperature can indicate the presence of infection or disorders of the thermoregulatory system. Objective: The purpose to this study was to investigate agreement between the BD digital thermometer, the Genius 2™ tympanic thermometer and the SureTempⓇ Plus 692 thermometer. Method: A comparative design was used to evaluate the level of agreement between each thermometer in preterm and term infants, ranging from 24 weeks gestation to post term. Results: A total of 238 infants were enrolled in the study, 52 infants with less than 28 weeks gestation, 112 with 29-36 weeks, 69 infants with more than 36 weeks. In general, BD digital and SureTempⓇ Plus 692 measurements were in closer agreement than the BD digital and the Genius 2™ tympanic thermometer. The mean difference between the BD digital and the SureTempⓇ Plus 692 measurements was -0.185 (±2 SD:-0.561 to 0.91). The mean difference between the BD digital and Genius 2™ was -0.368 (±2 SD:-01.078 to 0.342). The BD digital and SureTempⓇ Plus 692 showed a negative but non-significant (r=-0.07; p=0.273) correlation between the differences and the averages of the measurements. The correlation of the differences and the averages of the BD digital and Genius 2™ measurements was also negative and significant (r=-0.53; p < 0.001). | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 19(6), p. 309-316 | Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1878-089X 1355-1841 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified 111003 Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care) |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 420599 Nursing not elsewhere classified 420501 Acute care |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920210 Nursing | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200307 Nursing | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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