Table 2.
Attitude toward basic life support (BLS) training among health-care providers in pre-BLS (n = 421) and post-BLS (n = 321) groups
| BLS group | Disagree n (%) |
Neutral n (%) |
Agree n (%) |
χ2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attitude (15 statements) | ||||||
| 1. I think CPR & use of AED should be rehearsed at least once per year | Pre | 49 (11.6) | 107 (25.4) | 265 (63.0) | 7.468 | 0.024* |
| Post | 42 (13.1) | 108 (33.6) | 171 (53.3) | |||
| 2. I am able to work as a member of a resuscitation team | Pre | 33 (7.9) | 116 (27.6) | 271 (64.5) | 9.578 | 0.008* |
| Post | 12 (3.8) | 115 (35.9) | 193 (60.3) | |||
| 3. I can perform CPR on my own | Pre | 37 (8.8) | 96 (22.9) | 287 (68.3) | 5.963 | 0.051 |
| Post | 17 (5.3) | 60 (18.8) | 243 (75.9) | |||
| 4. Prognosis of resuscitated patient is poor | Pre | 181 (43.5) | 183 (44.0) | 52 (12.5) | 4.865 | 0.088 |
| Post | 125 (39.7) | 162 (51.4) | 28 (8.9) | |||
| 5. Only doctors should defibrillate | Pre | 220 (52.4) | 101 (24.0) | 99 (23.6) | 20.152 | <0.001* |
| Post | 213 (66.6) | 69 (21.6) | 38 (11.8) | |||
| 6. I know how to defibrillate | Pre | 65 (15.4) | 120 (28.5) | 236 (56.1) | 13.619 | 0.001* |
| Post | 23 (7.2) | 85 (26.6) | 211 (66.2) | |||
| 7. I think defibrillation damages a patient’s heart | Pre | 294 (70.0) | 112 (26.7) | 14 (3.3) | 0.748 | 0.688 |
| Post | 231 (72.9) | 77 (24.3) | 9 (2.8) | |||
| 8. Defibrillation should be performed by any healthcare professional on the scene | Pre | 96 (22.9) | 96 (22.9) | 227 (54.2) | 8.253 | 0.016* |
| Post | 48 (15.0) | 70 (21.9) | 201 (63.1) | |||
| 9. I hesitate to use an AED because I fear damaging the patient | Pre | 266 (63.3) | 115 (27.4) | 39 (9.3) | 4.887 | 0.087 |
| Post | 223 (70.8) | 72 (22.9) | 20 (6.3) | |||
| 10. If an AED is available, I would use it to attend a cardiac arrest patient | Pre | 31 (7.4) | 104 (24.8) | 284 (67.8) | 7.574 | 0.023* |
| Post | 12 (3.8) | 64 (20.1) | 242 (76.1) | |||
| 11. I am willing to attend an AED training course at my own expense | Pre | 110 (26.2) | 98 (23.3) | 212 (50.5) | 26.802 | <0.001* |
| Post | 37 (11.6) | 107 (33.6) | 174 (54.8) | |||
| 12. I agree that all clinics should be equipped with an AED | Pre | 8 (1.9) | 36 (8.6) | 376 (89.5) | 4.870 | 0.088 |
| Post | 1 (0.3) | 35 (11.0) | 283 (88.7) | |||
| 13. I would support/participate in community CPR/AED project | Pre | 7 (1.7) | 67 (16.0) | 346 (82.3) | 5.388 | 0.068 |
| Post | 0 (0.0) | 53 (16.6) | 266 (83.4) | |||
| 14. I would perform mouth-to-mouth ventilation during CPR | Pre | 150 (35.7) | 146 (34.8) | 124 (29.5) | 10.707 | 0.005* |
| Post | 80 (25.1) | 118 (37.0) | 121 (37.9) | |||
| 15. I think AED should be mandated in the clinic and office settings | Pre | 19 (4.5) | 75 (17.9) | 326 (77.6) | 10.308 | 0.006* |
| Post | 2 (0.6) | 54 (16.9) | 263 (82.5) | |||
| Pre-BLS | Post-BLS | |||||
| Attitude score | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Positive (>75%) | 225 (53.4) | 208 (64.8) | ||||
| Negative/neutral (≤75%) | 196 (46.6) | 113 (35.2) | χ2 = 9.66, p < 0.001 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 74.7 ± 13.8 | 78.8 ± 12.5 | t = −4.269, p < 0.001 | |||
Abbreviations: AED automated external defibrillator; BLS basic life support; CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation, *statistical significance
Figures shown in the table are for available data only