Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Asthma. 2010 Mar;47(2):185–191. doi: 10.3109/02770900903519908

Table 2.

Percentage of Teachers Taking Each Prevention and Management Step

Type of Prevention Step (N=154) % (n)
Trigger avoidance 54.5 (84)
Activity limitation 25.3 (39)
Relaxation exercises 14.9 (23)
Educate students 7.8 (12)
Monitor children 7.1 (11)
Coordinating medical care 5.2 (8)
Unscorable 14.9 (23)

Type of Management Step (N=133) % (n)

Contact nurse for medication 5.3 (7)
Contact nurse – reason not specified 60.2 (80)
Medication – helped or reminded student to take 8.3 (11)
Medication – permitted use in class 8.3 (11)
Relaxation – assist student relax 8.3 (11)
Relaxation – not specified if assisted 13.5 (18)
Notify parents 18.0 (24)
Unscorable 15.7 (21)