The University of Alabama in Huntsville, TX, USA.
Collaborating Physician, Guilford, CT, USA.
J Sch Nurs. 2021 Dec;37(6):513-522. doi: 10.1177/1059840520904760. Epub 2020 Feb 11.
Asthma is a leading cause of chronic illness among school-aged children and adolescents. Current trends have led to school faculty and staff becoming increasingly responsible for managing student asthma, often without optimal training or resources. The purpose of this project was to establish whether facilitated access to personalized student asthma action plans (AAPs), education, proper use, and school nurse support improved reported self-efficacy regarding student asthma exacerbation prevention and management in elementary and preschool faculty and staff. Thirty-five participants from an urban, underserved Connecticut school were surveyed to determine perceived self-efficacy regarding student asthma exacerbation prevention and management. AAPs were then placed with students' asthma inhalers, and all participants were instructed on their use. Three months later, participants were resurveyed. A statistically significant difference after both the initial education and 3-month survey was identified. Providing elementary and preschool faculty and staff with facilitated access to student action plans and education on their use can improve perceived self-efficacy regarding student asthma exacerbation prevention and management.
哮喘是学龄儿童和青少年慢性病的主要病因。目前的趋势导致学校教职员工越来越负责管理学生哮喘,而他们通常没有接受过最佳的培训或资源。本项目的目的是确定是否可以更方便地获得个性化的学生哮喘行动计划 (AAP)、教育、正确使用和校护支持,从而提高小学和学前教育教职员工在预防和管理学生哮喘恶化方面的自我效能感。对康涅狄格州一所城市服务不足学校的 35 名参与者进行了调查,以确定他们对预防和管理学生哮喘恶化的自我效能感。然后将 AAP 放在学生的哮喘吸入器上,并向所有参与者说明其使用方法。三个月后,对参与者进行了重新调查。在最初的教育和 3 个月后的调查后都发现了统计学上的显著差异。为小学和学前教育教职员工提供更方便地获得学生行动计划和使用方面的教育,可以提高他们在预防和管理学生哮喘恶化方面的自我效能感。