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

Academic Pediatrics
Tregony SimoneauJessica P Hollenbach

Abstract

To evaluate whether school nurses can assist pediatricians in providing asthma care and reduce school absenteeism through a program called Easy Breathing for Schools (EzBfS), a 5-element school nurse-led asthma management program and the effectiveness in reducing school absenteeism. Fifteen public school nurses in an urban community implemented EzBfS during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years. Program elements included assessment of asthma risk and asthma control, asthma education, medication review, and a pediatrician communication tool. School absence for any reason was the primary outcome; absentee rates for students with asthma enrolled in the program were compared to students with asthma in the entire school population using negative binomial regression. School nurses enrolled 251/2,126 students with physician-confirmed asthma (2015-16: n = 114 and 2016-17: n = 137). Sixty eight percent of participants were Latino and 25% were Black with a mean age of 8.7 ± 2.2 years. Absentee rates were higher in children with asthma compared to children without asthma (8.3% vs 7.0% absent, respectively P < .001). Students enrolled in the program experienced a 25% decrease in absentee rate after adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, an...Continue Reading

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Jul 11, 2020·Journal of Primary Care & Community Health·Margaret B Nguyen
Jan 25, 2019·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Christine R LangtonMichelle M Cloutier
Jun 12, 2020·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·Robin S EverhartMichael S Schechter
Apr 3, 2021·NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine·Siti Nurkamilla RamdzanHilary Pinnock
Oct 13, 2021·The Journal of School Nursing : the Official Publication of the National Association of School Nurses·Mayumi A Willgerodt, Kristin Griffith

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