Self-efficacy of emergency management of domestic helpers in pediatric home accidents: A cross-sectional survey in Hong Kong
BackgroundAccidental injuries are the leading cause of deaths and disabilities in children globally and most of them occur at home. To save life and prevent sequelae, domestic helpers (DHs) require providing emergency management (i.e., first aid) to children involved in home accidents. However, thei...
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| description | BackgroundAccidental injuries are the leading cause of deaths and disabilities in children globally and most of them occur at home. To save life and prevent sequelae, domestic helpers (DHs) require providing emergency management (i.e., first aid) to children involved in home accidents. However, their self-efficacy in emergency management for children is rarely investigated. Hence, this study aimed to tap that research gap.MethodsThis study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive survey design. A convenience sample of 385 DHs was obtained in Hong Kong. DHs' self-efficacy in emergency management for children involved in home accidents was measured using a 12-item well-validated survey instrument “Self-Efficacy of First Aid in Unintentional Injury at Home”. The total score ranged from 0 to 48. A higher score indicates greater confidence in emergency management for children involved in home accidents.ResultsAll the participants were women and most of them were aged between 31 and 35 years (N = 103, 26.8%). The mean score for DHs' self-efficacy in emergency management was 29.0 (SD 10.1). The three items with the lowest self-efficacy were managing bone fractures, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and providing artificial respiration. Bivariate analysis showed that DHs' self-efficacy was significantly related to their educational level, first aid training, caring experience, and working experience. Multiple linear regression indicated that DHs' educational level (β = 0.136, p = 0.001) and first aid training (β = 0.532, p < 0.001) were significantly predicting their self-efficacy.ConclusionDH's self-efficacy of emergency management for children involved in home accidents was low, particularly in those severe situations and complicated first aid procedures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-949e84697ed046ca988119b9083f9ae52022-12-22T03:33:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602022-10-011010.3389/fped.2022.997834997834Self-efficacy of emergency management of domestic helpers in pediatric home accidents: A cross-sectional survey in Hong KongJonathan Ka-Ming Ho0Jessie Yuk-Seng Chung1Shu-Nam Cheung2Winnie Wing-Yan Pang3Po-Yi Yau4Simon Ching Lam5School of Nursing and Health Studies, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaSurgical Unit, Ruttonjee Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaIn-Patient Unit, Bradbury Hospice, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaMedical Unit, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaBackgroundAccidental injuries are the leading cause of deaths and disabilities in children globally and most of them occur at home. To save life and prevent sequelae, domestic helpers (DHs) require providing emergency management (i.e., first aid) to children involved in home accidents. However, their self-efficacy in emergency management for children is rarely investigated. Hence, this study aimed to tap that research gap.MethodsThis study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive survey design. A convenience sample of 385 DHs was obtained in Hong Kong. DHs' self-efficacy in emergency management for children involved in home accidents was measured using a 12-item well-validated survey instrument “Self-Efficacy of First Aid in Unintentional Injury at Home”. The total score ranged from 0 to 48. A higher score indicates greater confidence in emergency management for children involved in home accidents.ResultsAll the participants were women and most of them were aged between 31 and 35 years (N = 103, 26.8%). The mean score for DHs' self-efficacy in emergency management was 29.0 (SD 10.1). The three items with the lowest self-efficacy were managing bone fractures, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and providing artificial respiration. Bivariate analysis showed that DHs' self-efficacy was significantly related to their educational level, first aid training, caring experience, and working experience. Multiple linear regression indicated that DHs' educational level (β = 0.136, p = 0.001) and first aid training (β = 0.532, p < 0.001) were significantly predicting their self-efficacy.ConclusionDH's self-efficacy of emergency management for children involved in home accidents was low, particularly in those severe situations and complicated first aid procedures.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.997834/fullself-efficacyemergenciesfirst aidchildhome accidentscaregivers |
| spellingShingle | Jonathan Ka-Ming Ho Jessie Yuk-Seng Chung Shu-Nam Cheung Winnie Wing-Yan Pang Po-Yi Yau Simon Ching Lam Self-efficacy of emergency management of domestic helpers in pediatric home accidents: A cross-sectional survey in Hong Kong Frontiers in Pediatrics self-efficacy emergencies first aid child home accidents caregivers |
| title | Self-efficacy of emergency management of domestic helpers in pediatric home accidents: A cross-sectional survey in Hong Kong |
| title_full | Self-efficacy of emergency management of domestic helpers in pediatric home accidents: A cross-sectional survey in Hong Kong |
| title_fullStr | Self-efficacy of emergency management of domestic helpers in pediatric home accidents: A cross-sectional survey in Hong Kong |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-efficacy of emergency management of domestic helpers in pediatric home accidents: A cross-sectional survey in Hong Kong |
| title_short | Self-efficacy of emergency management of domestic helpers in pediatric home accidents: A cross-sectional survey in Hong Kong |
| title_sort | self efficacy of emergency management of domestic helpers in pediatric home accidents a cross sectional survey in hong kong |
| topic | self-efficacy emergencies first aid child home accidents caregivers |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.997834/full |
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