Instruments
After reviewing numerous existing instruments measuring asthma knowledge, the first author determined that there was not a single tool that adequately assessed each aspect of asthma. Therefore, a two-part questionnaire was developed for this study by the first author. Part 1 of the Basic Facts About Asthma Questionnaire (Table l) was developed to assess the teacher’s knowledge of asthma, concentrating on basic asthma knowledge, signs and symptoms, potential triggers, treatment, and pharmacotherapy basics. The content for the questionnaire was based on the literature. This tool is a self—administered questionnaire consisting of 25 questions, 14 true—false questions, and 11 multiple-choice questions. The questionnaire comprised 7 questions that focused on signs and symptoms, 6 questions that focused on general asthma knowledge, 5 items that focused on treatment or management, 3 questions that focused on asthma triggers, and 4 questions regarding knowledge of medication administration. Each question was allowed one point for each correct answer. The number of correct responses was summated to provide a total score. The higher the total score, the greater the knowledge level of the participant Part 2 of the questionnaire consisted of eight multiple-choice questions that queried the teachers regarding years of experience, level of education, teaching specialty, and prior training on chronic illness during their undergraduate training,