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Student knowledge gains among first-time and repeat attendees of school-based asthma education program

Published:2023-07-10 Issue:1 Volume:23 Page:
ISSN:1471-2466
Container-title:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
language:en
Short-container-title:BMC Pulm Med

Author:

Volerman Anna^ORCID,Kappel Nicole,Tayal Ashu,Rosenwinkel Mary,Salem Erica,Vipond Lesli

Abstract

Abstract Background Because children spend much of their time in schools, schools can play an important role in asthma education for the one in 12 affected children in the United States. School-based asthma education programs are commonly repeated annually, however few studies have evaluated the impact of repeated participation in asthma education in school-based programs. Methods This observational study evaluated the impact of Fight Asthma Now© (FAN), a school-based asthma education program for children in Illinois schools. Participants completed a survey at the start and end of the program, including demographics, prior asthma education, and 11 asthma knowledge questions (maximum knowledge score = 11). Results Among 4,951 youth participating in the school-based asthma education program, mean age was 10.75 years. Approximately half were male and Black. Over half reported no prior asthma education (54.6%). At baseline, repeat attendees had significantly higher knowledge versus first-time attendees (mean: 7.45 versus 5.92; p < 0.001). After the program, both first-time and repeat attendees had significant knowledge improvements (first-time: mean = 5.92◊9.32; p < 0.001; repeat: mean = 7.45◊9.62; p < 0.001). Conclusions School-based asthma education is effective for increasing asthma knowledge. Notably, repeated asthma education in school leads to incremental benefits for knowledge. Future studies are needed to understand the effects of repeated asthma education on morbidity.

Funder

National Institutes of Health

Polk Bros Foundation

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12890-023-02544-y.pdf

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