Public knowledge, attitudes and willingness regarding bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A nationwide survey in Taiwan
Background: A low bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) rate is one of the factors associated with low cardiac arrest survival. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and willingness towards performing CPR and the barriers for implementation of bystander-initiated CPR. Methods: Tel...
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| author | Edward Pei-Chuan Huang Wen-Chu Chiang Ming-Ju Hsieh Hui-Chih Wang Chih-Wei Yang Tsung-Chien Lu Chih-Hung Wang Kah-Meng Chong Chih-Hao Lin Chan-Wei Kuo Jen-Tang Sun Jr-Jiun Lin Ming-Chin Yang Matthew Huei-Ming Ma |
| author_facet | Edward Pei-Chuan Huang Wen-Chu Chiang Ming-Ju Hsieh Hui-Chih Wang Chih-Wei Yang Tsung-Chien Lu Chih-Hung Wang Kah-Meng Chong Chih-Hao Lin Chan-Wei Kuo Jen-Tang Sun Jr-Jiun Lin Ming-Chin Yang Matthew Huei-Ming Ma |
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| description | Background: A low bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) rate is one of the factors associated with low cardiac arrest survival. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and willingness towards performing CPR and the barriers for implementation of bystander-initiated CPR. Methods: Telephone interviews were conducted using an author-designed and validated structured questionnaire in Taiwan. After obtaining a stratified random sample from the census, the results were weighted to match population data. The factors affecting bystander-initiated CPR were analysed using logistic regression. Results: Of the 1073 respondents, half of them stated that they knew how to perform CPR correctly, although 86.7% indicated a willingness to perform CPR on strangers. The barriers to CPR performance reported by the respondents included fear of legal consequences (44%) and concern about harming patients (36.5%). Most participants expressed a willingness to attend only an hour-long CPR course. Respondents who were less likely to indicate a willingness to perform CPR were female, healthcare providers, those who had no cohabiting family members older than 65 years, those who had a history of a stroke, and those who expressed a negative attitude toward CPR. Conclusion: The expressed willingness to perform bystander CPR was high if the respondents possessed the required skills. Attempts should be made to recruit potential bystanders for CPR courses or education, targeting those respondent subgroups less likely to express willingness to perform CPR. The reason for lower bystander CPR willingness among healthcare providers deserves further investigation. Keywords: Cardiac arrest, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Willingness, Bystander CPR, Survey |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5b628bdcf644ecab6c07c5be91cb4432022-12-22T00:40:41ZengElsevierJournal of the Formosan Medical Association0929-66462019-02-011182572581Public knowledge, attitudes and willingness regarding bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A nationwide survey in TaiwanEdward Pei-Chuan Huang0Wen-Chu Chiang1Ming-Ju Hsieh2Hui-Chih Wang3Chih-Wei Yang4Tsung-Chien Lu5Chih-Hung Wang6Kah-Meng Chong7Chih-Hao Lin8Chan-Wei Kuo9Jen-Tang Sun10Jr-Jiun Lin11Ming-Chin Yang12Matthew Huei-Ming Ma13Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin County, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Education, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanInstitute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author.Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin County, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No.7, Chung-Shan S. Road, 100, Taipei, Taiwan. Fax: +886 2 23223150.Background: A low bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) rate is one of the factors associated with low cardiac arrest survival. This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and willingness towards performing CPR and the barriers for implementation of bystander-initiated CPR. Methods: Telephone interviews were conducted using an author-designed and validated structured questionnaire in Taiwan. After obtaining a stratified random sample from the census, the results were weighted to match population data. The factors affecting bystander-initiated CPR were analysed using logistic regression. Results: Of the 1073 respondents, half of them stated that they knew how to perform CPR correctly, although 86.7% indicated a willingness to perform CPR on strangers. The barriers to CPR performance reported by the respondents included fear of legal consequences (44%) and concern about harming patients (36.5%). Most participants expressed a willingness to attend only an hour-long CPR course. Respondents who were less likely to indicate a willingness to perform CPR were female, healthcare providers, those who had no cohabiting family members older than 65 years, those who had a history of a stroke, and those who expressed a negative attitude toward CPR. Conclusion: The expressed willingness to perform bystander CPR was high if the respondents possessed the required skills. Attempts should be made to recruit potential bystanders for CPR courses or education, targeting those respondent subgroups less likely to express willingness to perform CPR. The reason for lower bystander CPR willingness among healthcare providers deserves further investigation. Keywords: Cardiac arrest, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Willingness, Bystander CPR, Surveyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664618301931 |
| spellingShingle | Edward Pei-Chuan Huang Wen-Chu Chiang Ming-Ju Hsieh Hui-Chih Wang Chih-Wei Yang Tsung-Chien Lu Chih-Hung Wang Kah-Meng Chong Chih-Hao Lin Chan-Wei Kuo Jen-Tang Sun Jr-Jiun Lin Ming-Chin Yang Matthew Huei-Ming Ma Public knowledge, attitudes and willingness regarding bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A nationwide survey in Taiwan Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
| title | Public knowledge, attitudes and willingness regarding bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A nationwide survey in Taiwan |
| title_full | Public knowledge, attitudes and willingness regarding bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A nationwide survey in Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | Public knowledge, attitudes and willingness regarding bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A nationwide survey in Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public knowledge, attitudes and willingness regarding bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A nationwide survey in Taiwan |
| title_short | Public knowledge, attitudes and willingness regarding bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A nationwide survey in Taiwan |
| title_sort | public knowledge attitudes and willingness regarding bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation a nationwide survey in taiwan |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664618301931 |
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