Table 3.

Percentage of Teachers or Nurses Initiating Communication by Topic

Teacher Initiated Communication with the Nurse (N=141)	% (n)
Informed the nurse – case identification	21.3 (30)
Informed the nurse – occurrence of symptoms or other asthma-related morbidities	16.3 (23)
Request information – medication	19.9 (28)
Request information – asthma management	10.6 (15)
Request information – activity limitations	8.5 (12)
Request information – symptoms	6.4 (9)
Request information – other	2.1 (3)
Passing medical information or paperwork from parent	8.5 (12)
School absences	5.0 (7)
Asthma education program offered by nurse (i.e., Open Airways)	5.7 (8)
Nurse Initiated Communication with the Teacher (N=116)	% (n)
Provide information – medication	10.3 (12)
Provide information – symptoms	8.6 (10)
Provide information – case identification	7.8 (9)
Provide information – activity limitation	5.2 (6)
Provide information – asthma management	4.3 (5)
Provide information – other	10.3 (12)
Medical paperwork	6.0 (7)
Asthma education program offered by nurse (i.e., Open Airways)	27.6 (32)
Request to communicate with parents	3.4 (4)
School absences	1.7 (2)
Teacher Communication with Parents (N=169)	% (n)
Medication	27.8 (47)
Asthma management	20.1 (34)
Symptoms	17.2 (29)
Triggers	10.1 (17)
Student absences	10.1 (17)
Activity limitations	9.5 (26)
Case identification	7.7 (13)
Medical paperwork	4.1 (7)
Other	7.1 (12)
Unscorable	14.2 (24)