Establishing school-centered asthma programs

Asthma is a common chronic childhood disease associated with significant morbidity and high rates of school absenteeism, along with excessive costs for the patient and society. Asthma is a leading cause of school absenteeism, but this absenteeism is not equally distributed among those with asthma. S...

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Published in:Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2014-12, Vol.134 (6), p.1223-1230
Main Authors: Cicutto, Lisa, RN, ACNP(cert), PhD, CAE, Gleason, Melanie, MS, PA-C, CAE, Szefler, Stanley J., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absenteeism
Academic achievement
Accreditation
Allergies
Allergy and Immunology
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US
Asthma
Asthma - therapy
asthma prevalence
asthma statistics
Biological and medical sciences
Child
childhood asthma
Children & youth
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
Disclosure
Disease control
Education
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
Humans
Immunology
Immunopathology
Learning
Low income groups
Medical sciences
Nurses
Nursing care
Patient Education as Topic
Pediatrics
Pneumology
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
School boards
School Health Services
School nurses
school-centered asthma programs
schools
Self Care
Students
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Summary:Asthma is a common chronic childhood disease associated with significant morbidity and high rates of school absenteeism, along with excessive costs for the patient and society. Asthma is a leading cause of school absenteeism, but this absenteeism is not equally distributed among those with asthma. Second to their home, school-aged children spend the largest portion of their wakeful hours at school. Opportunities exist to partner with schools to reach most children with asthma and those at the highest risk for asthma burden and in need of assistance. Asthma management at schools is important for pediatric pulmonologists and allergists, primary care providers, and the whole interdisciplinary team working alongside them to provide quality asthma care. The variability of asthma care services and programs provided in schools should prompt clinicians to understand their own school system and to advocate for appropriate services. Models of asthma care that place schools at the center or core of the model and coordinate evidence-based asthma care are applicable nationwide and might serve as a model for managing other chronic illnesses.
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2014.10.004