Winnipeg-based elementary school teachers' perspectives on food allergy management: a qualitative analysis.

Autor: Santos MJL; Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.; Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada., Merrill K; Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada., Riediger N; Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada., Abrams EM; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.; Section of Allergy, Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada., Piquemal N; Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada., Simons E; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.; Section of Allergy, Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada., Protudjer JLP; Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Jennifer.Protudjer@umanitoba.ca.; Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Jennifer.Protudjer@umanitoba.ca.; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Jennifer.Protudjer@umanitoba.ca.; George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, 501G-715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Jennifer.Protudjer@umanitoba.ca.; Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Jennifer.Protudjer@umanitoba.ca.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology [Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol] 2023 Jul 14; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 62. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 14.
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-023-00798-z
Abstrakt: Background: Food allergy affects 7-8% of children worldwide. Teachers supervise children in school, where most children spend their day. Yet, teachers have variable food allergy-related knowledge.
Objective: We aimed to identify how Winnipeg-based elementary school teachers manage food allergy and prevent food-triggered allergic reactions in their classrooms and schools.
Methods: Kindergarten-Grade 6 public and private school teachers, from Winnipeg, Canada, were interviewed virtually upon providing written informed consent. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. The study followed a pragmatic framework. Data were analysed via thematic analysis by multiple researchers.
Results: We interviewed 16 teachers, who primarily identified as female (87.5%). Most teachers worked in public schools (87.5%) and, on average, had 5.8 years of teaching experience. We identified four themes within the data. Most teachers (68.9%) had direct or indirect experience with food allergy. Theme 1 described the minimal standardization and inconsistent enforcement of food allergy policies between and within schools. Teachers also had varied food allergy knowledge. Theme 2 reflected teachers' variable confidence/perceived knowledge towards food allergy management, including feeling of stress and anxiety. Theme 3 captured the lack of standardized food allergy education for teachers, and concerns about the adequacy of the current provincial program. Theme 4 described how teachers spoke of relying on other school staff, families and students to have effective communication.
Conclusion: Teachers' food allergy management was informed by their knowledge and lived experience, guided by their school policies and individualized students' needs. Teachers identified gaps in knowledge and communication, and desired more training and resources.
(© 2023. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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