Impact of Nurse-Led Asthma Intervention on Child Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review. (February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kindi, Zainab Al; McCabe, Catherine; McCann, Margaret
• Is Part Of: Journal of school nursing. Volume 38:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 84
• Page End: 97
• Publication Date: 2022-02
• Subjects: nurse-led intervention program -- child health outcomes -- asthma programs; School health services -- Periodicals; School nursing -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1177/10598405211003303
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1059-8405

Abstract

Given the leading role school nurses occupy within the school setting, they are often the most suited health care professionals to lead asthma programs. However, most school-based asthma programs have been conducted by researchers outside the school setting. Thus, we aim to determine what is currently known about the type of school nurse-led asthma intervention programs and their impact on children's asthma-related outcomes. This article describes published literature on school nurse-led asthma intervention programs for the school-aged population using Arksey and O'Malley's scoping review framework. A search strategy was developed and implemented in six electronic databases from 1980 to 2020. Results showed that school nurse-led asthma programs were predominantly educational interventions. Yet given the positive outcomes of school nurse-led asthma interventions reported across the articles reviewed, it is important to emphasize the leadership role school nurses assume in asthma programs, to promote more positive asthma-related outcomes in school children.