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. 2017 May 17;5(5):e63. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.6926

Table 2.

Survey responses by question.

Question

Canada,
n (%)
United States,
n (%)
P value
To what extent do you agree or disagree that the PulsePoint Respond app is something that you would want to be made available in your community?


N=1106 N=1309

Agree or strongly agree 903 (82) 1005 (77) .002

Neither agree nor disagree 186 (17) 254 (19)

Disagree or strongly disagree 18 (1) 50 (4)
If the PulsePoint app was available in your community, how likely are you to download the app onto your mobile device?


N=932 N=1189

Likely or very likely 583 (62) 728 (61) .26

Neither likely nor unlikely 183 (20) 214 (18)

Unlikely or very unlikely 166 (18) 247 (21)
If you suffered a cardiac arrest in a public setting (eg, walking down the street, in a park, at the mall, at work), how comfortable would you be with nearby PulsePoint users being notified of your exact location and coming to help you until professional crews arrived?


N=1106 N=1309

Comfortable or very comfortable 882 (80) 1002 (77) .02

Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable 174 (16) 207 (16)

Uncomfortable or very uncomfortable 51 (5) 99 (8)
If you suffered a cardiac arrest in a private setting (eg, your home or the home of a friend or relative), how comfortable would you be with nearby PulsePoint users being notified of your exact location and coming to help you until professional crews arrived?


N=1106 N=1309

Comfortable or very comfortable 796 (72) 892 (68) .04

Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable 187 (17) 219 (17)

Uncomfortable or very uncomfortable 124 (11) 198 (15)
How important is it to you that all PulsePoint users, who could potentially be notified of cardiac arrest locations, have a valid and up-to-date CPR certification?


N=1106 N=1309

Important or very important 995 (90) 1158 (89) .54

Neither important nor unimportant 93 (8) 124 (9)

Unimportant or very unimportant 18 (2) 27 (2)