TY - JOUR
T1 - Emotional impact of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training on high school students
AU - Alismail, Abdullah
AU - Massey, Evelyn
AU - Song, Cassaundra
AU - Daher, Noha
AU - Terry, Michael H.
AU - López, David
AU - Tan, Laren
AU - Lo, Takkin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Alismail, Massey, Song, Daher, Terry, López, Tan and Lo.
PY - 2018/1/29
Y1 - 2018/1/29
N2 - BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA) has implemented several programs to educate the public about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). A common issue in bystander CPR is the fear of hurting the victim. As a result, the victim may not receive CPR in time. The purpose of this study was to measure the emotional impact of CPR training on high school students using two approved AHA courses.METHODS: A total of 60 students participated in this study. These students had a mean age of 15.4 ± 1.2 years old and were selected from a high school in Southern California. Subjects were divided into two groups, Basic Life Support (BLS) (
n
1 = 31) and Hands-Only™ CPR (
n
2 = 29). Emotional impacts were assessed by having each subject answer a questionnaire based on given scenarios before and after their training session.
RESULTS: There was a significant difference in both groups when comparing positive-emotion scores before and after the training (BLS: 30.3 ± 6.0 vs. 34.5 ± 6.7,
p < 0.001; Hands-Only 27.9 ± 5.0 vs. 32.1 ± 6.5,
p < 0.001). In addition, both groups showed significant reductions in negative-emotion scores (BLS: 29.2 ± 6.7 vs. 23.7 ± 6.5,
p < 0.001 and Hands-Only: 26.8 ± 6.1vs. 24.8 ± 7.7,
p = 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that the AHA programs have positive effects on students' emotional response. We recommend that future studies include an in-depth study design that probes the complexity of students' emotions after completing an AHA session.
AB - BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA) has implemented several programs to educate the public about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). A common issue in bystander CPR is the fear of hurting the victim. As a result, the victim may not receive CPR in time. The purpose of this study was to measure the emotional impact of CPR training on high school students using two approved AHA courses.METHODS: A total of 60 students participated in this study. These students had a mean age of 15.4 ± 1.2 years old and were selected from a high school in Southern California. Subjects were divided into two groups, Basic Life Support (BLS) (
n
1 = 31) and Hands-Only™ CPR (
n
2 = 29). Emotional impacts were assessed by having each subject answer a questionnaire based on given scenarios before and after their training session.
RESULTS: There was a significant difference in both groups when comparing positive-emotion scores before and after the training (BLS: 30.3 ± 6.0 vs. 34.5 ± 6.7,
p < 0.001; Hands-Only 27.9 ± 5.0 vs. 32.1 ± 6.5,
p < 0.001). In addition, both groups showed significant reductions in negative-emotion scores (BLS: 29.2 ± 6.7 vs. 23.7 ± 6.5,
p < 0.001 and Hands-Only: 26.8 ± 6.1vs. 24.8 ± 7.7,
p = 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that the AHA programs have positive effects on students' emotional response. We recommend that future studies include an in-depth study design that probes the complexity of students' emotions after completing an AHA session.
KW - CPR
KW - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
KW - Emotions
KW - Heart arrest
KW - High school
KW - Students
KW - Sudden death
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U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00362
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00362
M3 - Article
C2 - 29435441
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 5
SP - 362
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
IS - JAN
M1 - 362
ER -