Implementation and Evaluation of a Stock Albuterol Program for Students with Asthma

Gerald, Lynn B.; Snyder, Aimee; Disney, Jody; Gerald, Joe K.; Thomas, Abu; Wilcox, Graciela; Brown, Mark A.

doi:10.1513/annalsats.201510-683le

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“…One area this improved policy knowledge can directly affect desired asthma outcomes is through increased implementation of stock inhaler programs, which have been shown to be effective in allowing students to return to class (Gerald et al., 2016). Since a high frequency of primary asthma events happens in schools, and students who self‐carry may forget to bring their inhalers, implementation of undesignated asthma medication is a crucial part of school‐based asthma management.…”

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Asthma policy in Illinois: A survey of school nursing and staff knowledge and implementation patterns

Hardy,

Gonzalez,

Volerman

et al. 2024

Public Health Nursing

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ObjectiveOur goal is to examine gaps in self‐carry, asthma emergency protocol, and stock inhaler policy knowledge in Illinois schools.DesignA 30‐item REDCap cross‐sectional survey developed by a team of stakeholders was disseminated. Questions assessed policy knowledge, awareness, and practices regarding asthma emergency protocols, self‐carry, and stock inhalers.SampleParticipants were Illinois school nurses belonging to a governmental organization listserv.MeasurementsAnalysis utilized Chi‐square tests, descriptive statistics, and t‐tests.ResultsNurses reported 36% of students on average self‐carried asthma medication. Thirty percent of nurses were not aware of their emergency asthma policy and only 60% reported having an emergency asthma protocol in their school(s). Fifty‐four percent of nurses were aware of stock inhaler programming. Of the 10.3% who reported a stock inhaler program, a lower frequency reported calling 911 for asthma emergencies. Perceived school asthma prevalence varied from 0%–87%.ConclusionsOur survey demonstrates large variation in knowledge and implementation of school‐based asthma health policy. This is likely due to variations in health policy education dissemination. Future efforts should focus on the dissemination and implementation of school‐based asthma health policies to improve their more universal adoption and better support school‐based asthma management.

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Asthma policy in Illinois: A survey of school nursing and staff knowledge and implementation patterns

Hardy,

Gonzalez,

Volerman

et al. 2024

Public Health Nursing

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“…A stock inhaler is a single, albuterol inhaler (i.e., short-acting beta agonist) with a supply of valved-holding chambers that can be used by multiple individuals at the school [ 22 ]. Such programs have been shown to reduce 9-1-1 calls and EMS transports for respiratory distress from schools [ 23 ]. A stock inhaler's primary function is to relieve the symptoms of respiratory distress during any event where the individual does not have immediate access to their personal rescue inhaler.…”

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An asthma collaboration to reduce childhood asthma disparities on the Navajo Nation: Trial protocol for the Community Asthma Program

Lowe

Simmons²,

Nez³

et al. 2022

Public Health in Practice

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“…Stock albuterol inhaler use in schools is safe and effective, ensuring that all children have access to their rescue medication while at school, with important recent scientific advances [41 ▪▪ ,42 ▪▪ ]. Stock albuterol use has been shown to avoid the need for escalated care such as summoning the emergency medical system and allows children to remain in school when experiencing asthma symptoms [41 ▪▪ ,43,44].…”

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Updates in school-based asthma management

Lowe

Onge

Trivedi

2022

Current Opinion in Allergy &Amp; Clinical Immunology

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Purpose of reviewSchool-based asthma management is an important component of pediatric asthma care that has the potential to provide more universal evidence-based asthma care to children and mitigate asthma-related health inequities. The purpose of this review is to highlight relevant developments in school-based asthma management over the past 2 years.Recent findingsThere have been considerable recent scientific advances in school-based asthma management including robust clinical trials of environmental interventions in the classroom setting, school-nurse led interventions, stock albuterol policy changes, school-based telemedicine approaches and innovative methods to engage community stakeholders in research that have pushed the frontiers of school-based asthma care.SummaryRecent scientific work in school-based asthma management demonstrates the potential power of schools in providing access to guideline-based asthma care for all children with asthma and in improving their health outcomes. Future work should focus on the evaluation of methods to promote the adoption of school-based asthma management strategies in real-world practice and support evidence-based policy change and strategic partnerships to improve asthma health outcomes and produce meaningful public health impact for diverse children and families.

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Implementation and Evaluation of a Stock Albuterol Program for Students with Asthma

Cited by 25 publications

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Asthma policy in Illinois: A survey of school nursing and staff knowledge and implementation patterns

Asthma policy in Illinois: A survey of school nursing and staff knowledge and implementation patterns

An asthma collaboration to reduce childhood asthma disparities on the Navajo Nation: Trial protocol for the Community Asthma Program

Updates in school-based asthma management

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