A School Nurse-Led Asthma Program Reduces Absences: Evaluation of Easy Breathing for Schools

Simoneau, Tregony; Langton, Christine R.; Kuo, Chia‐Ling; Marrero, J A García; Gherlone, Nicole; Cloutier, Michelle M.; Hollenbach, Jessica P.

doi:10.1016/j.acap.2019.07.007

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“…The purpose of this review was to identify the current evidence on the impact of school nurse-led asthma intervention programs. The school nurse’s role in the included studies varied between providing educational interventions for asthmatic children ( D. M. Carpenter et al, 2016 ; Isik et al, 2020 ; Persaud et al, 1996 ; Simoneau et al, 2020 ), supervising the administration of preventive asthma medication ( Harrington et al, 2018 ; Trivedi et al, 2018 ), and running a school asthma clinic ( Salisbury et al, 2002 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…All included studies ( N = 7) discussed an asthma program led by a school nurse ( D. M. Carpenter et al, 2016 ; Harrington et al, 2018 ; Isik et al, 2020 ; Persaud et al, 1996 ; Salisbury et al, 2002 ; Simoneau et al, 2020 ; Trivedi et al, 2018 ). Furthermore, all reported at least one of the asthma health-related outcomes.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The sample size ranged from 25 to 490. The target population of the included studies was children alone (D. M. Carpenter et al, 2016;Harrington et al, 2018;Isik et al, 2020;Salisbury et al, 2002;Trivedi et al, 2018), children with their parents (Persaud et al, 1996), or children and school nurses (Simoneau et al, 2020). Notably, none of the studies included in this review indicated the qualification of the school nurses who led the interventions.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The same result was supported by Salisbury et al (2002) and Trivedi et al (2018) who also reported a nonsignificant decline in asthma-related school absence between students in the treatment and control group. Simoneau et al (2020) reported that students with asthma who engaged in a school nurse-led asthma program (easy breathing for schools) had a 25% reduction in their absenteeism rate compared to students without asthma who did not engage. This translated into three to four gained school days annually.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Impact of Nurse-Led Asthma Intervention on Child Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review

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McCabe

McCann

2021

The Journal of School Nursing

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Given the leading role school nurses occupy within the school setting, they are often the most suited health care professionals to lead asthma programs. However, most school-based asthma programs have been conducted by researchers outside the school setting. Thus, we aim to determine what is currently known about the type of school nurse-led asthma intervention programs and their impact on children’s asthma-related outcomes. This article describes published literature on school nurse-led asthma intervention programs for the school-aged population using Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework. A search strategy was developed and implemented in six electronic databases from 1980 to 2020. Results showed that school nurse-led asthma programs were predominantly educational interventions. Yet given the positive outcomes of school nurse-led asthma interventions reported across the articles reviewed, it is important to emphasize the leadership role school nurses assume in asthma programs, to promote more positive asthma-related outcomes in school children.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Study Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Asthma-related Health Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Impact of Nurse-Led Asthma Intervention on Child Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review

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2021

The Journal of School Nursing

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“…[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Primary care tactics that involve case management and in-home environmental remediation 5,6,8 as well as, clinical asthma plans at school-based health centers can reduce asthma morbidity and decrease both ED visits and admissions. [12][13][14][15] While these strategies can affect pediatric asthma health, there is little guidance on selecting the best location to implement these efforts.…”

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Aligning Partners in Pediatric Health: Using Geographical Information Systems to Plan Community Coalitions

Nguyen

2020

J Prim Care Community Health

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Introduction: Compared with adults, children have higher emergency department (ED) utilization for asthma exacerbation. While community coalitions have been shown to prevent ED visits for asthma, there is little guidance on where to best implement these efforts. Geographical information systems (GIS) technology can help in the selection and coordination of potential coalition partners. This report proposes a model to be used by clinicians and child health equity advocates to strategize high-impact community health interventions. The aims were to identify the clusters of ED utilization for pediatric asthma, evaluate sociodemographic features of the population within the clusters, and identify potential primary care and school community partners. Methods: This model uses ED visit data from 450 nonmilitary California hospitals in 2012. We obtained ZIP code–level counts and rates for patients younger than 18 years discharged with a diagnosis code of 493 for asthma conditions from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s Open Portal. We applied GIS spatial analysis techniques to identify statistically significant cluster for pediatric asthma ED utilization. We then locate the candidate community partners within these clusters. Results: There were 181 720 ED visits for asthma for all age groups in 2012 with 70 127 visits for children younger than 18 years. The top 3 geographic clusters for ED utilization rates were located in Fresno, Inglewood, and Richmond City, respectively. Spatial analysis maps illustrate the schools located within 0.5– and 1-mile radii of primary care clinics and provide a visual and statistical description of the population within the clusters. Conclusion: This study demonstrates a model to help clinicians understand how GIS can aid in the selection and creation of coalition building. This is a potentially powerful tool in the addressing child health disparities.

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Pediatric Asthma Is Associated With Poorer 3-Year Academic Achievement in Urban Elementary and Middle-School Students

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Academic Pediatrics

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A School Nurse-Led Asthma Program Reduces Absences: Evaluation of Easy Breathing for Schools

Cited by 14 publications

References 35 publications

Impact of Nurse-Led Asthma Intervention on Child Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review

Impact of Nurse-Led Asthma Intervention on Child Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review

Aligning Partners in Pediatric Health: Using Geographical Information Systems to Plan Community Coalitions

Pediatric Asthma Is Associated With Poorer 3-Year Academic Achievement in Urban Elementary and Middle-School Students

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