Knowledge and attitudes to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) - a cross-sectional population survey in Sweden
(2021) In Resuscitation Plus 5. p.1-8- Abstract
- Aim of the study
Rates of bystander CPR are increasing, yet mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains high. The aim of this survey was to explore public knowledge and attitudes to CPR. Our hypotheses were that recent CPR training (< 5 years) would be associated with a high-quality response in a case vignette of OHCA with agonal breathing, and associated with an interest to become a smartphone app responder in suspected OHCA.
Methods
Data were collected through a web survey. Respondents (≥18 years) in Skåne County, Sweden were members of a panel created by a market research company. Data were weighted with respect to gender, age, municipalities and level of education to increase generalisability to... (More) - Aim of the study
Rates of bystander CPR are increasing, yet mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains high. The aim of this survey was to explore public knowledge and attitudes to CPR. Our hypotheses were that recent CPR training (< 5 years) would be associated with a high-quality response in a case vignette of OHCA with agonal breathing, and associated with an interest to become a smartphone app responder in suspected OHCA.
Methods
Data were collected through a web survey. Respondents (≥18 years) in Skåne County, Sweden were members of a panel created by a market research company. Data were weighted with respect to gender, age, municipalities and level of education to increase generalisability to the general population.
Results
A total of 1060 eligible answers were analysed. Seventy-six percent of non-healthcare professionals (n = 912) had participated in a CPR course at some time in life, 58 percent during the previous five years. The recommended CPR algorithm was known by 57 percent, whereas knowledge of the location of the nearest automated external defibrillator (AED) in a home environment was poor. Recent CPR training (< 5 years) did not favour high-quality response in a case vignette of OHCA with agonal breathing, but was one predictor of wanting to become a smartphone app responder.
Conclusion
This study highlights possible areas of improvement in CPR training, which might improve OHCA identification and facilitate knowledge retention. The potential to recruit smartphone app responders seems promising in certain groups. (Less)
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- Andrell, Cecilia LU ; Christensson, Camilla LU ; Rehn, Liselott ; Friberg, Hans LU and Dankiewicz, Josef LU
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- 2021
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- published
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- keywords
- Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Citizen responder, CPR knowledge
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- Resuscitation Plus
- volume
- 5
- article number
- 100071
- pages
- 1 - 8
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- Elsevier
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- pmid:34223339
- scopus:85133545556
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- 2666-5204
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100071
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- English
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