title: Effect of full-time versus part-time school nurses on attendance of elementary students with asthma.
abstract: Asthma, the most common chronic disease in children today, is the leading cause of absenteeism among students. It accounts for nearly 20 million lost school days annually. This study examined whether full-time (5 days per week) or part-time (2 days per week) school nurses would have a differential effect on the frequency of absences among elementary school students with asthma. This study found that students with asthma who were poor or who were African American and in schools with full-time nurses missed significantly fewer days (3 days, or 23% fewer missed days) than did their counterparts with asthma in schools with part-time nurses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Telljohann
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dake
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards*; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012573:School Nursing / Q000592:standards; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000078329:Workforce