Table 1.
Differences in attitudes after CPR education by all healthcare professions (Group 1, taking part in CPR training)
| Question 1 | Physicians (n = 226) | Nurses (n = 956) | Assistant nurses (n = 742) | Others 2(n = 228) | Total (n = 2152) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Diff. | P | % | Diff. | P | % | Diff. | P | % | Diff. | P | % | Diff. | P | |
| Sure how to react | 74 | +10 | 0.03 | 67 | +9 | < 0.001 | 60 | +13 | < 0.001 | 30 | +5 | NS | 60 | +10 | < 0.001 |
| Not nervous | 53 | -5 | NS | 54 | +3 | 0.01 | 53 | +8 | < 0.001 | 21 | +2 | NS | 49 | +4 | < 0.001 |
| Duty to intervene | 98 | +3 | NS | 97 | -2 | NS | 96 | +3 | NS | 92 | +4 | NS | 96 | +0 | NS |
| Secure in CPR knowledge | 70 | +18 | < 0.001 | 71 | +14 | < 0.001 | 68 | +19 | < 0.001 | 31 | +7 | 0.04 | 65 | +16 | < 0.001 |
| Not anxious | 69 | +0 | NS | 65 | +10 | < 0.001 | 64 | +13 | < 0.001 | 29 | 0.0 | NS | 60 | +9 | < 0.001 |
| Know what to do if cardiac arrests occur | 90 | +5 | NS | 90 | +7 | < 0.001 | 88 | +12 | < 0.001 | 67 | +5 | NS | 86 | +8 | < 0.001 |
| Act instinctively | 73 | +10 | NS | 76 | +5 | 0.02 | 72 | +5 | NS | 49 | +5 | NS | 71 | +5 | < 0.001 |
| Chance to help | 87 | +4 | NS | 91 | +3 | NS | 92 | +5 | 0.006 | 72 | +9 | NS | 88 | +4 | < 0.001 |
| Need to have things under control | 62 | +0 | NS | 67 | +4 | NS | 51 | +1 | NS | 49 | +9 | 0.04 | 58 | +3 | < 0.001 |
| Manage to take control of the situation | 89 | +4 | NS | 68 | +8 | < 0.001 | 43 | +14 | < 0.001 | 38 | +7 | NS | 57 | +10 | < 0.001 |
| Important to use gloves | 43 | +8 | NS | 32 | -0 | NS | 27 | +5 | 0.008 | 9 | -0.0 | NS | 28 | +2 | < 0.001 |
1 See the appendix for the complete questions
2 Other university educated staff, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social welfare officers, psychologists and biomedical analysts
% Proportion of participants with the respective attitude after education
Diff. Change in proportion of participants before and after education in CPR
NS Not Significant