School Personnel Knowledge and Perceived Skills in Diabetic Emergencies in Georgia Public Schools

Autor/inn/en	Wright, Alesha; Chopak-Foss, Joanne
Titel	School Personnel Knowledge and Perceived Skills in Diabetic Emergencies in Georgia Public Schools
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 36 (2020) 4, S.304-312 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840518820106
Schlagwörter	Diabetes; Self Management; School Personnel; Knowledge Level; Self Efficacy; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; School Districts; State Legislation; Teacher Competencies; Health Services; School Nurses; Allied Health Occupations Education; Health Personnel; Athletic Coaches; Nutrition; Paraprofessional Personnel; School Counselors; Questionnaires; Counselor Attitudes; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Drug Therapy; Biochemistry; Elementary School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstmanagement; Schulpersonal; Wissensbasis; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; School district; Schulbezirk; Landesrecht; Lehrkunst; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Medizinisches Personal; Ernährung; Laienhelfer; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Fragebogen; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Biochemie
Abstract	Diabetes affects tens of thousands of school-aged children in the United States. The ability to appropriately manage their diabetes is essential to preventing life-threatening health complications if occurring during the school day. The purpose of this study was to assess school personnel's knowledge of diabetes (types 1 and 2) and perceived self-competence in performing diabetes management skills. A non-probability sample of elementary school personnel (N = 809) from five different school districts in Georgia completed a diabetes knowledge and competence questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance, and principal component analysis were performed to analyze the data. School personnel reported limited knowledge of diabetes basics and an overall low perceived self-competence in performing many of the diabetic management skills. Despite state legislation enacted to assist children with diabetes in school and available training for school districts, the study found that school personnel are not well trained and lack confidence in performing diabetes management. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01