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KMID : 0388320090160020162
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Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2009 Volume.16 No. 2 p.162 ~ p.170
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Comparison of Tympanic and Axillary Temperatures
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Yu Jae-Hee
Jo Hyun-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: To verify the usability of tympanic temperature measurement for adults, a comparison of tympanic and axillary temperatures was done.
Method: The study was conducted during October 2008, and participants were 110 female nursing students. Axillary temperatures were taken with glass mercury thermometers for 5, 7 and 10 minutes. Tympanic temperatures were taken with Infrared Thermometer IRT 4520 on both ears, twice at a 5-second interval. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 12.0 program.
Results: In the 1st measurement, the mean for right tympanic temperatures (0.06℃) and for left (0.03℃) were significantly higher than the 2nd. A comparison of mean temperatures for right and left, showed that the mean for the left side on the 1st measurement was significantly higher (0.01℃) than the right. Also the temperature on left side in the 2nd measurement was higher (0.04℃) than the right 2nd, but not significantly higher. The mean temperature for right and left tympanic on 1st and 2nd measurements were significantly higher than axilla for 5 minutes (0.58℃), for 7 minutes (0.52℃), and for 10 minutes (0.43℃). The tympanic temperature was the most closely correlated with the axillary temperature at 10 minutes.
Conclusion: Findings indicate that measurement of tympanic temperature is a useful alternative to axillary temperature taken for 10 minutes.
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KEYWORD
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Body temperature, Axilla, Tympanic membrane
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