Evaluation of a school-based asthma education program for inner-city children

Evaluation of an Education Program for Elementary School Children with Asthma

“…Overall, these programs have been well-received and well-attended. Although school-based asthma education programs have shown positive results for key morbidity outcomes (29,31), these results were not noted in all studies. This inconsistency occurred regardless of whether the program was given by the teacher (37) or school nurse (32).…”

“…Furthermore, a meta-analysis of 11 studies revealed that the interventions had little effect on morbidity (28). Many of the asthma self-management education programs have evolved from a passive learning style that primarily focuses on parents, to a more child-centered, age-appropriate behavior modification approach (29). As researchers learn more about factors that influence behavior, studies have attempted to examine the effects of a multifaceted approach (29)(30)(31).…”

“…A number of asthma education interventions targeting children with asthma have been studied in schools (23,29,(32)(33)(34)(35)(36). Schools offer an ideal setting to reach a large number of children with asthma and enhance participation.…”

Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a School-Centered Asthma Program: Step-Up Asthma Program

“…Many studies describe successful school-centered interventions, including education for students and parents, 15,16,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] case management, 25,27 enhanced communication with providers, 15,21,26,27 access to providers in school-based health centers 27,29,30 or as consults, 31,32 provision of asthma action plans, 15,23 directly observed therapy, 32,33 and home visits. 27 These programs have shown improvements in asthma control and have different strengths, but many have small numbers and lack sustainability mechanisms.…”

Evaluation of a Pediatric Asthma Awareness Program

“…Although many asthma educational programs have been developed, many lack an evaluative component or have targeted only those with the disease (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). Therefore, the authors decided to create and test an asthma education program targeted at school age children.…”