Development and feasibility study of a Culturally Tailored Asthma intervention using a mixed-method approach at the primary school level in Malaysia: Challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Q3 Nursing

Malaysian Family Physician Pub Date : 2025-01-27 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.51866/oa.675

Siti Nurkamilla Ramdzan, Ee Ming Khoo, Steve Cunningham, Jayakayatri Jeevajothi Nathan, Nursyuhada Sukri, Hilary Pinnock

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Abstract

Introduction: The World Health Organization recommends incorporating asthma programmes into national school health services, although this recommendation is rarely implemented.

Methods: In Malaysia, we developed a multi-level primary school asthma programme incorporating educational sessions for children with asthma and their parents, raising awareness within the whole school community and training school staff to provide first-aid asthma management. The programme was adapted for delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a mixed-method feasibility study was conducted in October 2020.

Results: We identified 34 children with asthma, who comprised 3.7% of the school population. Only 14/34 (41.2%) children with asthma and 4/14 (28.5%) of their parents attended the remote sessions. The in-person session for school staff was attended by 55/62 (88.7%), among whom 86.0% rated the session as good/excellent.

Conclusion: The school-based intervention was feasible and received good feedback, despite the COVID-19 pandemic forcing remote delivery. Stakeholder engagement is essential in the development and feasibility of a school-based asthma programme.

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在马来西亚小学阶段采用混合方法进行针对不同文化的哮喘干预的开发和可行性研究：受到COVID-19大流行的挑战。

导言：世界卫生组织建议将哮喘规划纳入国家学校卫生服务，尽管这一建议很少得到执行。方法：在马来西亚，我们制定了一个多层次的小学哮喘计划，包括对哮喘儿童及其家长的教育课程，提高整个学校社区的意识，并培训学校工作人员提供急救哮喘管理。该方案在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间进行了调整，并于2020年10月进行了一项混合方法可行性研究。结果：我们确定了34名哮喘儿童，占学校人口的3.7%。只有14/34（41.2%）的哮喘患儿和4/14（28.5%）的家长参加了远程会议。有55/62人（88.7%）参加了学校教职员的面对面会议，其中86.0%的人认为会议是好的/优秀的。结论：尽管新冠肺炎疫情迫使远程实施，但基于学校的干预是可行的，并获得了良好的反馈。利益攸关方的参与对学校哮喘规划的制定和可行性至关重要。

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Malaysian Family Physician Medicine-Family Practice

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1.20

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24 weeks

期刊介绍： The Malaysian Family Physician is the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia. It is published three times a year. Circulation: The journal is distributed free of charge to all members of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia. Complimentary copies are also sent to other organizations that are members of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA).