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Yvette Q Getch1, Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett
1Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, U.S.A. ygetch@uga.edu
Summary
A new scale assesses how teachers manage asthma and seek information. This tool helps evaluate teacher behavior in school asthma management, addressing a gap in current research.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
- Educational Psychology
- Public Health
Background:
- Asthma is a prevalent chronic condition in school-aged children.
- Effective asthma management in schools requires teacher involvement.
- Existing assessment tools lack focus on teacher-specific behaviors and information-seeking related to asthma.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design and evaluate a reliable and valid scale measuring teacher asthma management and information-seeking behaviors.
- To provide an assessment tool for understanding teacher roles in school-based asthma care.
- To address the need for instruments evaluating teacher behavior in managing childhood asthma.
Main Methods:
- Development and validation of the Teacher Asthma Management and Information Seeking Scale.
- Utilized a sample of 593 teachers from kindergarten to eighth grade.
- Factor analysis was employed to determine the scale's underlying structure.
Main Results:
- The scale demonstrated strong psychometric properties, yielding two distinct factors.
- Factor 1: Asthma Management (Cronbach's alpha = 0.90).
- Factor 2: Information Seeking (Cronbach's alpha = 0.71).
Conclusions:
- The Teacher Asthma Management and Information Seeking Scale is a validated instrument for assessing key teacher behaviors.
- This scale fills a critical gap in the literature for evaluating school-based asthma management interventions.
- The findings support the use of this scale to improve asthma care and education in K-8 settings.
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