San Francisco childcare centers' preparedness in the prevention and management of asthma among preschool-aged children
| Autor: | Michael D. Cabana, Jane Evans, Chelsea Anne Young, Alicia Fernandez, Jodi Stookey, Irene H. Yen, Anisha I. Patel, Karen Cohn, Luz Agana, Curtis Chan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, vol 53, iss 7 |
| ISSN: | 1532-4303 0277-0903 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/02770903.2015.1135944 |
| Popis: | IntroductionAsthma is a common health condition for children in childcare. National recommendations for asthma in childcare exist. However, no studies have investigated the extent to which childcare centers adhere to these recommendations. We aimed to assess childcare center adherence to National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) recommendations for asthma care and preparedness and to identify characteristics associated with increased adherence to national asthma recommendations.MethodsWe developed a standardized instrument. Each childcare center received a score of 0 through 7 based on number of recommendations met. We conducted t-tests, chi square tests and linear regression to identify childcare center factors associated with increased asthma preparedness.Results36 out of 40 eligible childcare centers (90%) participated. These sites served 1570 children primarily between the ages of 2 to 5years. On average, centers met 3.8 out of 7 (SD = 1.3) recommendations. Staff familiarity caring for children with asthma (p |
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