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- Title
Evaluating outcomes of children's asthma self‐management education through sustainable community–university partnerships.
- Authors
Quaranta, Judith E.; Geoghegan, Rosemarie; Gutierrez, Christine; Kim, Yeeji; Stala, Olivia
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the outcomes of a children's asthma management education program delivered through a community–university partnership. Design: Quasi‐experimental pretest/posttest. Sample: Convenience sample of 50 children with asthma, grades 2–5, and their parent/caregiver from nine elementary schools in New York State. Measurements: Child Asthma Management Self‐Efficacy Survey, Child Asthma Control Test©, Parent Asthma Knowledge Test. Intervention: Nursing students certified as Open Airways for Schools facilitators administered the program once weekly for 5 weeks. Parent handouts were sent home after each session. Pre/posttests for all measures were completed prior to Open Airways and at completion. Results: Improved asthma management self‐efficacy (p <.001) and improved asthma control (p =.013) for children with asthma were noted. Parent asthma knowledge was high pre‐ and posttest with no significant change. Parental knowledge regarding inhaled corticosteroids was consistently low. Conclusions: Collaboration between universities and local school systems allows for mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources to address the need for asthma self‐management for children with asthma. Nursing students trained in asthma management develop expertise and provide sustainable resources for this education.
- Subjects
NEW York (State); ASTHMA; CAREGIVERS; COLLEGE students; COMMUNITY health services; CONFIDENCE intervals; ELEMENTARY schools; GOODNESS-of-fit tests; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; RESEARCH methodology; NURSING students; PARENTS; PUBLIC relations; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; SELF-management (Psychology); T-test (Statistics); PRE-tests &; post-tests; HEALTH literacy; EVALUATION of human services programs; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHILDREN
- Publication
Public Health Nursing, 2020, Vol 37, Issue 4, p525
- ISSN
0737-1209
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/phn.12739