Effectiveness of the Family and Friends CPR course in learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk or who have suffered a cardiovascular event

Introduction: Early, high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) increases survival rates in cardiac arrest. Although most cases occur at home and are witnessed, CPR is performed in few of these cases. For this reason, teaching CPR is especially important in relatives of patients with high card...

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Main Authors: Bruno Enzo Vargas-Sánchez, Miluska Madeleine Salazar-Arteaga, Aida Del Carmen Rotta-Rotta, Roy Germán Dueñas-Carbajal
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Language:English
Published: Emergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain) 2021-10-01
Series:Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.53986/ibjm.2021.0049
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author Bruno Enzo Vargas-Sánchez
Miluska Madeleine Salazar-Arteaga
Aida Del Carmen Rotta-Rotta
Roy Germán Dueñas-Carbajal
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Miluska Madeleine Salazar-Arteaga
Aida Del Carmen Rotta-Rotta
Roy Germán Dueñas-Carbajal
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description Introduction: Early, high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) increases survival rates in cardiac arrest. Although most cases occur at home and are witnessed, CPR is performed in few of these cases. For this reason, teaching CPR is especially important in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk. Therefore, the aim of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Family and Friends CPR course in the theoretical and practical learning of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk or who have suffered a cardiovascular event. Materials and methods: We carried out an analytical, quasi-experimental, prospective, before-and-after study. We selected 20 participants during outpatient consultation at the Cardiology Department of the Cayetano Heredia Hospital in Lima, Peru. A theoretical knowledge questionnaire and an adult CPR checklist were used to assess the level of theoretical and practical knowledge, respectively. The theoretical knowledge was measured at three points in time (before, immediately after and one month after the intervention) and the practical skills at two points in time (immediately after and a month after the intervention). Results: The level of theoretical knowledge was low (8.64 ± 2.47) before the intervention, achieving a good level of knowledge immediately after (17.33 ± 2.02) and one month later (16.5 ± 1.91). Furthermore, the medians of the level of practical knowledge were 15 immediately after and one month later, showing that they maintained a good level of practical knowledge. Conclusions: The Family and Friends CPR course was effective in the theoretical and practical learning of CPR in the studied population, and was sustained one month after the intervention.
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spelling doaj.art-3e9a57d543a04c4883c225059c5664b22022-12-21T19:44:16ZengEmergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain)Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine2695-50752021-10-0134307315https://doi.org/10.53986/ibjm.2021.0049Effectiveness of the Family and Friends CPR course in learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk or who have suffered a cardiovascular eventBruno Enzo Vargas-Sánchez0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8516-1556Miluska Madeleine Salazar-Arteaga1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9916-0319Aida Del Carmen Rotta-Rotta2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6129-2890Roy Germán Dueñas-Carbajal3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4966-867XFaculty of Medicine, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Lima, PeruFaculty of Medicine, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Lima, PeruFaculty of Medicine, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Lima, PeruFaculty of Medicine, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Lima, PeruIntroduction: Early, high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) increases survival rates in cardiac arrest. Although most cases occur at home and are witnessed, CPR is performed in few of these cases. For this reason, teaching CPR is especially important in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk. Therefore, the aim of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Family and Friends CPR course in the theoretical and practical learning of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk or who have suffered a cardiovascular event. Materials and methods: We carried out an analytical, quasi-experimental, prospective, before-and-after study. We selected 20 participants during outpatient consultation at the Cardiology Department of the Cayetano Heredia Hospital in Lima, Peru. A theoretical knowledge questionnaire and an adult CPR checklist were used to assess the level of theoretical and practical knowledge, respectively. The theoretical knowledge was measured at three points in time (before, immediately after and one month after the intervention) and the practical skills at two points in time (immediately after and a month after the intervention). Results: The level of theoretical knowledge was low (8.64 ± 2.47) before the intervention, achieving a good level of knowledge immediately after (17.33 ± 2.02) and one month later (16.5 ± 1.91). Furthermore, the medians of the level of practical knowledge were 15 immediately after and one month later, showing that they maintained a good level of practical knowledge. Conclusions: The Family and Friends CPR course was effective in the theoretical and practical learning of CPR in the studied population, and was sustained one month after the intervention.https://doi.org/10.53986/ibjm.2021.0049cardiopulmonary resuscitationcardiac arrestlearningrelativescardiovascular diseases
spellingShingle Bruno Enzo Vargas-Sánchez
Miluska Madeleine Salazar-Arteaga
Aida Del Carmen Rotta-Rotta
Roy Germán Dueñas-Carbajal
Effectiveness of the Family and Friends CPR course in learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk or who have suffered a cardiovascular event
Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardiac arrest
learning
relatives
cardiovascular diseases
title Effectiveness of the Family and Friends CPR course in learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk or who have suffered a cardiovascular event
title_full Effectiveness of the Family and Friends CPR course in learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk or who have suffered a cardiovascular event
title_fullStr Effectiveness of the Family and Friends CPR course in learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk or who have suffered a cardiovascular event
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of the Family and Friends CPR course in learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk or who have suffered a cardiovascular event
title_short Effectiveness of the Family and Friends CPR course in learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk or who have suffered a cardiovascular event
title_sort effectiveness of the family and friends cpr course in learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation in relatives of patients with high cardiovascular risk or who have suffered a cardiovascular event
topic cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardiac arrest
learning
relatives
cardiovascular diseases
url https://doi.org/10.53986/ibjm.2021.0049
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