School Nurses' Perspectives on Components of Asthma Programs to Address Pediatric Disparities
| Autor: | Robin S. Everhart, Michael S. Schechter, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Katherine W. Dempster, Rosalie Corona |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
education Psychological intervention Medication adherence School district Asthma management 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Intervention (counseling) Original Research Articles Surveys and Questionnaires Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Students Asthma School Health Services Schools medicine.disease Family medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Survey data collection Thematic analysis Psychology |
| Zdroj: | J Pediatr Psychol |
| Popis: | Objective To use a community engaged, collaborative approach with school nurses working within an urban community, to develop recommendations for future school-based interventions targeting pediatric asthma disparities. Methods Open-ended survey data were collected from 33 nurses (77% of nurses in the school district) during a face-to-face monthly health services meeting. Questions asked nurses to estimate the proportion of students with asthma with the necessary forms and medications at school and to describe perceived barriers to having such forms and medications, and potential initiatives that could be implemented. A 30-min asthma education class was also piloted with school nurses, who then rated its acceptability and feasibility. Open-ended survey data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results Nurses estimated that 12% of students with asthma had an asthma action plan, 19% had a medication release form, and 15% had medications at school (i.e. inhalers). Four themes emerged regarding barriers to asthma management in schools and strategies for promoting asthma management in schools: coordination of care, asthma education, access to care, and medication adherence. Nurses noted the need for education focused specifically on teaching inhaler technique, and better communication between schools, providers, and families. Conclusions School nurses provided valuable information regarding specific barriers, as well as approaches to addressing these barriers in a future intervention. Findings suggest that a school-based intervention needs to address coordination among schools, parents, and medical providers, and will be optimally effective if it also addresses structural barriers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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