Table 3.
Skills acquisition before training, just after training and 6 months after the BLS training.
| Variables |
Before training (N = 57) |
Immediately after training (N = 57) |
6-month post-training (N = 57) |
Comparison of before and after traininga |
Comparison of after training and 6 months latera |
Comparison of before training and 6 months latera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill correctly performed | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | P value | P value | P value |
| Assessment | 35 (61.4%) | 57 (100%) | 52 (91.2%) | <0.001 | 0.06 | <0.001 |
| Call for help/AED | 27 (47.4%) | 52 (91.2%) | 41 (71.9%) | <0.001 | 0.007 | 0.008 |
| Check for pulse | 20 (35%) | 54 (94.7%) | 38 (66.7%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 |
| Correct compressions | 16 (28%) | 51 (89.5%) | 37 (64.9%) | <0.001 | 0.006 | <0.001 |
| Adequate rate | 6 (10.5%) | 49 (86%) | 12 (21.1%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.14 |
| Adequate depth | 39 (68.4%) | 55 (96.5%) | 48 (84.2%) | <0.001 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Allows complete chest recoil | 33 (57.9%) | 57 (100%) | 50 (87.7%) | <0.001 | 0.01 | <0.001 |
| Minimise interruptions | 17 (29.8%) | 48 (84.2%) | 44 (77.2%) | <0.001 | 0.48 | <0.001 |
| High quality CPR for 1 rescuer | 0 (0%) | 36 (63.2%) | 9 (15.8%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.003 |
| Effective delivery of breaths with bag-mask device | 14 (24.5%) | 53 (93%) | 55 (96.5%) | <0.001 | 0.62 | <0.001 |
| Effective chest compressions if 2 rescuers | 16 (28.1%) | 49 (86%) | 36 (63.2%) | <0.001 | 0.007 | <0.001 |
a
McNemar's test for comparison of the paired ordinal categorical data.