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Using the Health Belief Model to Understand School Nurse Asthma Management
Judith E Quaranta1, Gale A Spencer2
1Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, NY, USA jquarant@binghamton.edu.
Summary
School nurses
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nursing
- Public Health
- Asthma Management
Background:
- Asthma affects 10 million US children, impacting their school attendance and health.
- School nurses are crucial for managing childhood asthma during school hours.
- Effective asthma management in schools requires understanding influencing factors for nurses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between school nurses' asthma knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, and perceived importance of asthma management behaviors.
- To identify factors influencing the performance of asthma management behaviors by school nurses.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive correlational study design was employed.
- Data were collected on school nurses' asthma knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, and perceived importance of asthma management behaviors.
- Performance of asthma management behaviors was assessed and correlated with the aforementioned factors.
Main Results:
- Asthma attitude, asthma self-efficacy, and the perceived importance of asthma management behaviors were significantly associated with nurses' performance of these behaviors (p < .05).
- Higher perceived importance of asthma management behaviors correlated with increased performance.
- Elevated asthma self-efficacy in school nurses was linked to better performance of asthma management behaviors.
Conclusions:
- School nurses' attitudes, self-efficacy, and perception of importance are key drivers for performing asthma management behaviors.
- Interventions should focus on enhancing school nurses' asthma self-efficacy and reinforcing the importance of asthma management.
- Improving school nurses' asthma management practices can lead to better health outcomes for students with asthma.
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