Asthma and the Public School Teacher: A Two State Study

Abstract

Background: 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. Methods: This study examines data collected from a sample of teachers (n = 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. Results: 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.Conclusions: 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.

Knowledge and experience of Primary Education teachers regarding childhood asthma: mixed study

“…Based on the characterization, it was observed that most of the teachers participating in the study were between 30 and 50 years old, 92% of whom were women. Studies carried out in Nigeria ( 6 ) , Saudi Arabia ( 19 ) and United States of America ( 20 ) demonstrated similar characterization. Of the 207 teachers, 132 scored below 21 on the NAKQ, indicating that most teachers had unsatisfactory levels of knowledge about asthma; however, the overall mean of knowledge in the present study was 19.34, a higher score when compared to the investigation carried out in a coastal city in Spain, where the mean was 15.7 points after applying the NAKQ to 537 teachers ( 17 ) .…”

Conhecimento e vivência de professores da Educação Básica com relação à asma na infância: estudo misto

“…A partir da caracterização, observou-se que a maioria dos professores participantes do estudo tinha entre 30 e 50 anos de idade, sendo 92% do sexo feminino. Estudos realizados na Nigéria (6) , Arábia Saudita (19) e Estados Unidos da América (20) demonstraram caracterização semelhante. Dos 207 professores, 132 obtiveram pontuação abaixo de 21 no NAKQ, indicando que a maior parte dos professores obteve níveis insatisfatórios de conhecimento sobre a asma; todavia, a média geral de conhecimento do presente estudo foi de 19,34, pontuação superior quando comparada com a investigação realizada em uma cidade costeira da Espanha, onde a média foi de 15,7 pontos após a aplicação do NAKQ em 537 professores (17) .…”

La rehabilitación respiratoria infantil a la luz de la investigación cualitativa: Aquello que los números no pueden mostrar

“…Por su parte, en los relatos de pacientes asmáticos y sus padres se evidenció que la capacitación de los profesores y la existencia de protocolos para el manejo de las descompensaciones, fueron considerados temas importantes para la percepción de confianza hacia la AF, en el contexto escolar 21,22,26 . Estudios previos han respaldado estas percepciones, al documentar importantes falencias de conocimiento en temáticas relacionadas con manejo básico del asma y reanimación cardiopulmonar, en profesores y personal administrativo de nivel escolar primario y secundario 47 . Estos fenómenos en su conjunto parecen configurar la existencia de una cultura de sobreprotección en torno a los NNA con asma, lo que constituye una barrera importante para la promoción de la AF y la reducción de conductas sedentarias en este grupo de pacientes.…”