Factors Influencing Self-Confidence and Willingness to Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation among Working Adults—A Quasi-Experimental Study in a Training Environment

Filip Jaskiewicz, Dawid Kowalewski, Ewa Kaniecka, Remigiusz Kozlowski, Michal Marczak and Dariusz Timler
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Filip Jaskiewicz: Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine Department, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland
Dawid Kowalewski: Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine Department, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland
Ewa Kaniecka: Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine Department, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland
Remigiusz Kozlowski: Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine Department, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland
Michal Marczak: Department of Management and Logistic in Healthcare, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland
Dariusz Timler: Emergency Medicine and Disaster Medicine Department, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-13

Abstract: Background: There is a potential relationship between the self-confidence and the willingness of bystanders to undertake resuscitation (CPR) and its training. The current guidelines increasingly focus on both the importance of the human factor and the fact that training programs should increase the willingness of bystanders to undertake resuscitation, which may have a direct impact on improving survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Aim: The objective of the study was to analyze factors influencing the assessment of own skills crucial in basic life support (BLS) and the willingness to provide CPR to individual victims. Methods: A pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design was used in this study. The data was collected from 4 December 2019 to 3 October 2020 in workplaces, during instructor-led BLS courses. Each intervention (training) consisted of a theoretical and a practical part. The program was focused both on the skills and the human factor. Results: Comparison of pre-test and post-test data concerning self-confidence scores of the ability to recognize OHCA among 967 participants demonstrated a significant difference (respectively, Me = 2.2, IQR [2–3] vs. Me = 3.4, IQR [3–4]; p = 0.000). Additionally, self-assessment scores for the ability to perform proper chest compressions between pre-test and post-test also differed significantly (respectively Me = 2.3, IQR [2–3] vs. Me = 3.3, IQR [3–4]; p = 0.000). A highly significant difference was found in the likelihood of changing the decision in favor of the willingness to undertake CPR for all types of victims, with the greatest difference found in relation to the willingness to conduct resuscitation on strangers (OR = 7.67, 95% CI 5.01–11.73; p < 0.01). Conclusions: Completing hands-on training has a highly significant, beneficial effect on the readiness to undertake resuscitation for all types of victims, strangers in particular. Training programs should place particular emphasis on developing readiness to undertake resuscitation for both those who have never been trained and those who had their last training more than one year ago.

Keywords: out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR; resuscitation; education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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