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Emergency medicine
Original research
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation level of knowledge among allied health university students in Jordan: a cross-sectional study
  1. Alaa O Oteir1,2,
  2. Khader A Almhdawi3,
  3. Saddam F Kanaan3,
  4. Mahmoud T Alwidyan1,
  5. Brett Williams2
  1. 1 Allied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
  2. 2 Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
  3. 3 Rehabilitation Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Alaa O Oteir; aooteir{at}just.edu.jo

Abstract

Objective To explore the level of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge among allied health professions (AHPs) students and its associated factors.

Methods This is a cross-sectional study assessing CPR knowledge among AHP students. A multidisciplinary expert panel designed a survey, which then was piloted to 20 potential participants. The survey had two sections, including demographics and knowledge questions. Knowledge questions scores ranged from 0 to 10, where 10 indicates all questions were answered correctly.

Results A total of 883 students completed the surveys and were included in the study. The mean age was 21 years (±1.6) and the majority were females (73.1%). A total of 693 (78.5%) students did not receive previous CPR training and the top barriers to receiving CPR training were unawareness of training opportunities and a lack of time. Participants had a mean CPR knowledge score of 3.9 (±1.7) out of 10 maximum potential points. Trained participants had a higher mean score compared with the untrained (4.6 (±1.6) vs 3.8 (±1.6), p<0.001). Previous training (adjusted β=0.6; 95% CI 0.2 to 0.9; p<0.001) and being in the physical therapy programme (adjusted β=0.5; 95% CI 0.1 to 0.8; p=0.01) were associated with higher knowledge.

Conclusion There is poor knowledge of CPR among AHP students including trained individuals. Efforts to increase the awareness of CPR should target students and professionals who are highly likely to encounter patients requiring CPR. Compulsory training courses, shorter training periods as well as recurrent and regular refreshing courses and use of various media devices are recommended.

  • cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • CPR
  • knowledge
  • allied health professions

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031725

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    • Contributors AOO conceived the study idea, collected the data, conducted the statistical analyses and drafted the manuscript. AOO, KAA, SFK, MTA and BW had made a considerable contribution to the study design, interpretation, writing and reviewing the manuscript. The final manuscript had been approved by all authors.

    • Funding This project was funded by Jordan University of Science and Technology (project number: 24/112/2018).

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent for publication Not required.

    • Ethics approval Jordan University of Science and Technology Institutional Review Board approved the study (project number: 24/112/2018).

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Data availability statement The data sets generated and/or analysed during the current study are not publicly available due to them containing information that could compromise research participant privacy/consent but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.