Thank you very much

The info are helpful

However, the Health Check tool got 7 questions which may not reflect the knowldge level of asthma managment among school nurses which I am trying to assess. I need a tool

We've successfully used the Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire in a research context for parents of children with asthma

1. What are 3 main symptoms of asthma?

2. One in ten children will have asthma at some time during their childhood.

3. Children with asthma have abnormally sensitive air passages in their lung.

4. If one child in a family has asthma then all of his/her brothers and sisters are likely to have asthma as well.

5. Most children with asthma have an increase in mucus when they drink cow’s milk.

6. Write down everything that you know may trigger an asthma attack.

7. During an attack of asthma the wheeze may be due to muscles tightening in the wall of the air passages in the lungs.

8. During an attack of asthma, wheeze may due to swelling in the lining of the air passage in the lung.

9. Asthma damages the heart.

10. Write down two treatments (drugs) for asthma that are commonly used on a daily basis.

11. Which asthma treatments (drugs) are useful during an asthma attack?

12. Antibiotics are an important part of treatment for most children with asthma.

13. Most children with asthma should not consume dairy products.

14. Allergy shots cure asthma.

15. If a person dies from an asthma attack, this usually means that the final attack must have begun so quickly that there was no time to start any
treatment.

16. People with asthma usually have ‘nervous problems’.

17. Asthma is infectious (i.e. you can catch it from another person).

18. Inhaled medications for asthma (e.g. Ventolin inhalers) have fewer side effects than tablets or syrups.

19. Short courses of oral steroids (such as prednisolone) usually cause significant side effects.

20. Some asthma treatments (such as Ventolin) damage the heart.

21. A five year old child has an asthma attack and takes two puffs from a Ventolín® inhaler (a metered-dose inhaler). After five minutes there is no improvement. Give some reasons why this may have happened.

22. During an asthma attack that is being treated at home, your child needs to use an inhaler with a space chamber (or mask) every two hours. He is getting better but after two hours he is having difficulty breathing. Since the child is not getting worse, it is OK to continue giving the treatment every two hours.

23. Write ways in which one can help prevent an asthma attack during exercise.

24. Children with asthma become addicted to their asthma drugs.

25. Swimming is the only suitable sport for asthmatics.

26. Parental smoking may make the child’s asthma worse.

27. With appropriate treatment most children with asthma should be able to lead a normal life with no restrictions on activity.

28. The best way to measure the severity of a child’s asthma is for the doctor to listen to the child’s chest.

29. Asthma is usually more of a problem at night than during the day.

30. Most children with asthma will have stunted growth.

31. Children with frequent asthma symptoms should take preventive drugs.

Example Answers

Coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath

True

True

False

False

Allergens, colds, and exercise

True

True

False

Two of: inhaled corticosteroids, chromones, montelukast, long-acting beta-2-adrenergic agonist combinations.

Two out of: short-acting beta- 2-adrenergic preparation, ipratropium bromide, oral corticosteroids, and oxygen

False

False

False

False

False

False

True

False

False

Two from: the medication has expired, inhaler is empty, poor technique, insufficient dosage

False

Two out of: warm-up exercises, short-action beta-2 agonists or chromones prior to exercising, managing asthma more carefully, breathing through the
nose, warm and humid environment.

False

False

True

True

False

True

False

True

This looks very helpful

Thank you