title: Primary schoolteachers' knowledge of asthma: the impact of pharmacist intervention.
abstract: The Newcastle Asthma Knowledge questionnaire was used to determine primary schoolteachers' knowledge of asthma. The mean score achieved (20.71 +/- 3.20), was representative of a reasonable degree of knowledge. However, knowledge of symptoms associated with asthma and of medications used to manage the condition was poor. Teachers who had contact with an asthmatic individual or who had received previous training on asthma had a significantly greater knowledge of asthma. An asthma training session, delivered by a pharmacist, was found to significantly improve primary schoolteachers' knowledge of the condition, however, the extent of the improvement was low.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Practice Research Group, School of Pharmacy, The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: McElnay
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gleadhill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005178:Faculty; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009660:Northern Ireland; D010595:Pharmacists; D011897:Random Allocation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires