The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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Consultations for self-limiting infections in children are increasing. It has been proposed that digital technology could be used to enable parents' decision making in terms of self-care and treatment seeking. ⋯ There is little evidence to support the use of digital interventions to help parent and/or carers looking after children with acute illness. Future research should involve parents during intervention development, and adequately powered trials are needed to assess the impact of such interventions on health services and the identification of children who are seriously ill.