FeverApp for Parents: A Multilingual and Socially Accountable Approach to Paediatric Fever Management in Germany
Policymakers and practitioners are increasingly focused on achieving health equity and meeting the specific health needs of diverse populations, including vulnerable groups such as children. To address these challenges, the Fever App for Parents has emerged as a solution to guide parents through the...
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| description | Policymakers and practitioners are increasingly focused on achieving health equity and meeting the specific health needs of diverse populations, including vulnerable groups such as children. To address these challenges, the Fever App for Parents has emerged as a solution to guide parents through the complexities of managing fever in their children by improving fever management in children through real-time data collection and comprehensive educational support. This systematic approach aims to reduce unnecessary medical interventions and overuse of antibiotics, thereby improving the overall quality of pediatric care and reducing parental anxiety. In Germany, almost every second child aged 0-10 is a child with migration status and/or migration experience. This means that the parents of these children also need to be targeted in fever management and informed about the correct behavior in case of fever. This information will also be monitored anonymously to provide a feedback loop on the parent’s experience with the menu navigation and information design. The FeverApp provides parents with a structured, step-by-step guide to accurately track their child’s temperature and medication intake to encourage adherence to established fever management protocols. This study examines how the FeverApp embodies the principles of social responsibility through its multilingualism and digital development stages that incorporate user feedback. It shows why this app can be a resource to promote health equity through social responsibility in medical education and practice for parents, but also what barriers need to be considered at different stages of app development for parents from different cultural backgrounds to enable informal medical learning through apps. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a92e32f16e4e46e4b4210fe9ac1a48452025-08-20T02:48:45ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of CME2833-80732024-12-0113110.1080/28338073.2024.2352940FeverApp for Parents: A Multilingual and Socially Accountable Approach to Paediatric Fever Management in GermanyYvonne Beerenbrock0Ekkehart Jenetzky1David D. Martin2Chair of Medical Theory, University of Witten/Herdecke, GermanyChair of Medical Theory, University of Witten/Herdecke, GermanyChair of Medical Theory, University of Witten/Herdecke, GermanyPolicymakers and practitioners are increasingly focused on achieving health equity and meeting the specific health needs of diverse populations, including vulnerable groups such as children. To address these challenges, the Fever App for Parents has emerged as a solution to guide parents through the complexities of managing fever in their children by improving fever management in children through real-time data collection and comprehensive educational support. This systematic approach aims to reduce unnecessary medical interventions and overuse of antibiotics, thereby improving the overall quality of pediatric care and reducing parental anxiety. In Germany, almost every second child aged 0-10 is a child with migration status and/or migration experience. This means that the parents of these children also need to be targeted in fever management and informed about the correct behavior in case of fever. This information will also be monitored anonymously to provide a feedback loop on the parent’s experience with the menu navigation and information design. The FeverApp provides parents with a structured, step-by-step guide to accurately track their child’s temperature and medication intake to encourage adherence to established fever management protocols. This study examines how the FeverApp embodies the principles of social responsibility through its multilingualism and digital development stages that incorporate user feedback. It shows why this app can be a resource to promote health equity through social responsibility in medical education and practice for parents, but also what barriers need to be considered at different stages of app development for parents from different cultural backgrounds to enable informal medical learning through apps.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/28338073.2024.2352940Feverinformal educationmigrantsapp design |
| spellingShingle | Yvonne Beerenbrock Ekkehart Jenetzky David D. Martin FeverApp for Parents: A Multilingual and Socially Accountable Approach to Paediatric Fever Management in Germany Journal of CME Fever informal education migrants app design |
| title | FeverApp for Parents: A Multilingual and Socially Accountable Approach to Paediatric Fever Management in Germany |
| title_full | FeverApp for Parents: A Multilingual and Socially Accountable Approach to Paediatric Fever Management in Germany |
| title_fullStr | FeverApp for Parents: A Multilingual and Socially Accountable Approach to Paediatric Fever Management in Germany |
| title_full_unstemmed | FeverApp for Parents: A Multilingual and Socially Accountable Approach to Paediatric Fever Management in Germany |
| title_short | FeverApp for Parents: A Multilingual and Socially Accountable Approach to Paediatric Fever Management in Germany |
| title_sort | feverapp for parents a multilingual and socially accountable approach to paediatric fever management in germany |
| topic | Fever informal education migrants app design |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/28338073.2024.2352940 |
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