Getch Yvette Q, Neuharth-Pritchett Stacey, Schilling Ethan J
Department of Counseling and Instructional Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama.
Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol. 2019 Sep 1;32(3):109-116. doi: 10.1089/ped.2019.1041. Epub 2019 Sep 17.
Asthma is one of the most common chronic health problems experienced by school-age children. As a result, school professionals need to be well informed about this chronic illness so that they can adequately support the needs of students with asthma. This study examines data collected from a sample of teachers ( = 593) in 2 large southeastern states regarding their familiarity with asthma self-carry and self-administration laws and policies and training received related to general chronic health conditions including asthma. Teachers, on average, reported little training received at either undergraduate or graduate levels. Although teachers noted knowledge about asthma, acquired through in-service training or to a lesser degree formal education, a high percentage of teachers reported receiving no asthma-related training through such approaches. Data in this study are consistent with data collected in a similar study in 2001 suggesting that while asthma prevalence has increased, education about the condition has not. Implications for school teachers, school administrators, school nurses, teacher educators, and asthma education personnel are provided.
哮喘是学龄儿童最常见的慢性健康问题之一。因此，学校专业人员需要充分了解这种慢性病，以便他们能够充分满足哮喘学生的需求。本研究调查了从东南部两个大州的593名教师样本中收集的数据，内容涉及他们对哮喘自我携带和自我给药法律及政策的熟悉程度，以及接受的与包括哮喘在内的一般慢性健康状况相关的培训。教师平均报告称，他们在本科或研究生阶段接受的培训很少。尽管教师指出通过在职培训或较少程度的正规教育获得了有关哮喘的知识，但仍有很大比例的教师报告称未通过此类途径接受过与哮喘相关的培训。本研究中的数据与2001年一项类似研究中收集的数据一致，表明虽然哮喘患病率有所上升，但对该疾病的教育并未增加。本文还为学校教师、学校管理人员、学校护士、教师教育工作者和哮喘教育人员提供了相关启示。
