Motivating people to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillators Journal Article


Authors: McDonald, D. D.; Martin, D.; Foley, D.; Baker, L.; Hintz, D.; Faure, L.; Erman, N.; Palozie, J.; Lundquist, K.; O'Brien, K.; Prior, L.; Songco, N.; Muscillo, G.; Graziani, D.; Tomczyk, M.; Price, S.
Article Title: Motivating people to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillators
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the effect of a motivational message on the intention of laypersons to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use. A pretest-posttest, double-blind, randomized design was used with 220 community-dwelling adults. Participants were randomly assigned to the treatment group reading the CPR and AED pamphlet emphasizing learning CPR and AED use to save someone they love and the 3-minute window for response time; or to the comparison group reading the identical pamphlet without the 2 motivational statements. Intention to learn CPR and AED use and to look for AEDs in public areas was measured before and after reading the respective pamphlet. No significant difference emerged between the groups for the number of participants planning to learn CPR and AED use. A significant number of participants in both groups increased intention to learn CPR and AED use. Significantly more treatment participants than comparison participants planned to routinely look for AEDs in public areas after reading the pamphlet, however. Teaching critical facts such as the low survival rate for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest might encourage laypersons to learn CPR and AED use. Routinely teaching family members of people at risk for a cardiac arrest about the short window of time in which CPR and AED use must begin and encouraging them to learn about CPR and AEDs to save someone they love may encourage family members to identify the location of AEDs in public places. Copyright © 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Keywords: adult; controlled study; middle aged; clinical trial; organization and management; controlled clinical trial; randomized controlled trial; teaching; attitude to health; motivation; publication; time; time factors; standard; psychological aspect; utilization review; instrumentation; education; double blind procedure; double-blind method; defibrillators; defibrillator; resuscitation; heart arrest; comprehension; health education; health literacy; consumer health information; nursing evaluation research; automated external defibrillator; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; pamphlets; teaching materials
Journal Title: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
Volume: 25
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0889-4655
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  
Date Published: 2010-01-01
Start Page: 69
End Page: 74
Language: English
DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181ba2957
PUBMED: 20134284
PROVIDER: scopus
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