The Effects of Repeated Basic Life Support Training on Teachers’ Knowledge and Skill Levels: A Quasi-experimental Study

Abstract Background Proper basic life support (BLS) is key in improving the survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. BLS skills deteriorate in three to 6 months after training. One method to improve skill retention may be using the “testing effect” to test skills at the end of a BLS course. The aim of our study was to investigate whether either testing or the timing of such testing after BLS training have any influence on skill retention. Methods This was a post-test only, partial coverage, prospective quasi-experimental study designed to evaluate a BLS training course among 464 fifth year medical students at Semmelweis University in the first semester of 2013/2014. Groups were systematically but non-randomly assigned to either a control group that took no exam or one of two experimental groups that took an exam (N = 179, NoExam group; N = 165, EndExam group – exam at the end of the BLS training; N = 120, 3mExam group – exam 3 months after the BLS training). The ability to perform ten prescribed essential BLS steps was evaluated during a skill retention assessment 2 months after the course in the NoExam, 2 months after the course (and the exam) in the EndExam and 5 months after the course (2 months after the exam) in the 3mExam group to measure skill retention and the effect of our intervention. Scores were calculated for each BLS step, and also summed up as a total score. We used Kruskal-Wallis test to assess differences in skill retention. Results Overall, NoExam and EndExam groups showed similar skill retention. The mean total score (and many of the sub-scores) of students was significantly higher in the 3mExam group compared to both the NoExam and the EndExam groups, and there was no difference in the total score (and many of the sub-scores) of the latter two groups. The 3mExam group had less variability in total scores (and many of the sub-scores) than the other two groups. Conclusion Our study provides evidence that testing these skills 3 months after BLS training may be more effective than either testing immediately at the end of the course or no testing at all.

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Evaluating the effects of participatory training in improving knowledge and skills on basic life support among commercial motorcyclists: A quasi-Experimental study in addressing road traffic injuries

Cogent Medicine ◽

10.1080/2331205x.2019.1665937 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 1665937

Author(s):

Evaristus Peter Makota ◽

Stephen Mathew Kibusi ◽

Udo Schumacher

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Knowledge And Skills ◽

Road Traffic Injuries ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Participatory Training

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Teaching Basic Life Support to schoolchildren: quasi-experimental study

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1518-8345.4078.3340 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

Author(s):

Ana Carolina Carraro Tony ◽

Fábio da Costa Carbogim ◽

Daniela de Souza Motta ◽

Kelli Borges dos Santos ◽

Amanda Aparecida Dias ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Elementary Schools ◽

Basic Education ◽

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

Education Students ◽

Cardiorespiratory Arrest ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Quasi Experimental

Objective: to evaluate the knowledge of basic education students before and after educational intervention on Basic Life Support in a situation of adult cardiorespiratory arrest. Method: quasi-experimental study conducted with 335 students from three elementary schools. Data was collected using an instrument that captured sociodemographic data and knowledge about Basic Life Support. Subsequently, they were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: students’ knowledge in the post-test (p <0.05) was significantly higher than in the pre-test. The average of the pre-test scores was 4.12 ± 1.7 and, in the post-test it was 6.53 ± 1.9 (p = 0.00). Conclusion: the results demonstrated effectiveness of the intervention with the expansion of knowledge about Basic Life Support in cardiorespiratory arrest. The results reinforce the importance of Nursing in health education actions in elementary schools.

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Retenção da aprendizagem após treinamento em Suporte Básico de Vida com uso de simulação de baixa fidelidade em uma unidade hospitalar odontológica

Scientia Medica ◽

10.15448/1980-6108.2018.1.29410 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 29410

Author(s):

Marcelo Nunes de Lima ◽

Fernanda Drummond Ruas Gaspar ◽

Túlio Gomes da Silva Mauro ◽

Márcia Apoliano Mesquita Arruda ◽

Gardênia da Silva Abbad

Keyword(s):

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

University Hospital ◽

Theoretical Knowledge ◽

Learning Retention ◽

Or Practice ◽

Post Test ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Research Interviews ◽

One Year

AIMS: To evaluate the learning retention of participants of a Basic Life Support course in a dental unit of a university hospital.METHODS: This study combined quantitative and qualitative methods in a quasi-experimental design, in which the same subjects were compared before and at two moments after an intervention, which consisted of a training course in Basic Life Support. The participants were employees of the Oral Health Unit of the University Hospital of Brasília. Three evaluations were performed: pre-test, post-test and late post-test, in order to assess participants' learning retention. In a second stage of the research, interviews were conducted with the participants approved in the retention learning test.RESULTS: At all, 66 professionals participated in the course and carried out the theoretical pre-test and the theoretical and practical post-test. One year and five months after the course, 10 participants were submitted to the late post-test, also theoretical and practical. Regarding the theoretical knowledge, the mean was 6.3±2.31 points in the pre-test, 8.3±1.25 points in the post-test and 5.1±1.44 points in the late post-test. Late post-test results revealed also that 70% of participants met the minimum theoretical knowledge requirement for approval (5 of 10 points) but only 20% passed the practical retention assessment. The two participants who passed the practical evaluation had repeated the training after the initial course.CONCLUSIONS: Basic Life Support training based on simulation resulted in practical and theoretical learning in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. However, the effect did not persist after one year and five months, except for participants who repeated the training during this period, indicating that the long term retention of this learning requires more opportunities for training or practice. Further studies are needed to investigate the ideal workload, the number of repetitions required during training and the appropriate frequency of training, as well as to obtain information about the influence of prior knowledge of the participants and the practice after training in retention of skills.

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Effect of 3 basic life support training programs in future primary school teachers. A quasi-experimental design

Medicina Intensiva (English Edition) ◽

10.1016/j.medine.2017.06.012 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 42 (4) ◽

pp. 207-215

Author(s):

R. Navarro-Patón ◽

M. Freire-Tellado ◽

S. Basanta-Camiño ◽

R. Barcala-Furelos ◽

V. Arufe-Giraldez ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Experimental Design ◽

Primary School ◽

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

Training Programs ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Quasi Experimental

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7 - SURVIVAL IN BASIC LIFE SUPPORT VERSUS ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

10.26226/morressier.5d24abdcfcc52c7b9b69e150 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

JAIME FONTANALS ◽

Angel Caballero ◽

Marta Magaldi ◽

Joaquim Bobi ◽

Pau Benet i Bertran

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

Advanced Life Support

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Is Mouth-to-mouth Ventilation Effective in Lifeguards?Comparing the Effects between 30:2 Algorithm Versus Hands-only. A Simulation Study

10.22514/sv.2020.16.0062 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Basic Life Support ◽

Life Support ◽

Duty Of Care ◽

Chest Compressions ◽

High Quality ◽

Clinical Simulation ◽

Extensive Training ◽

Specific Objective ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Mean

Aim: Compare which resuscitation (for cardiac arrest scenario) has a higher quality when first responders with a duty of care are deprived of material: a standard resuscitation algorithm or a hands-only one when performed by lifeguards, who have had extensive training on mouth-to-mouth ventilation. Besides, a more specific objective was the analysis of the characteristics of these mouth-to-mouth ventilation. Methods: We conducted a prospective quasi-experimental crossover manikin study with clinical simulation with 41 lifeguards attached to the Plan of Surveillance and Rescue in Beaches. Each participant performed 2 minutes of basic life support (CPRb). Afterward, each participant performed 2 minutes of CPR with hands-only (CPRho). The data collection was carried out with a CPR calibrated Mannequin. Results: The mean depth was 48.05± 8.99 mm for CPRb, and 44.76 ± 9.73 mm for CPRho (t = 5.81, p < 0.001, 95% CI, 2.15 - 4.44), the rate was 123 ± 16.11 compressions/min for CPRb and 120 ± 17.89 for CPRho. The CPRho achieved a mean of 46 ± 42.6 complete chest recoil, versus 35 ± 35.19 for CPRb (z = -2.625, p = 0.009). 20.74% of ventilation were hypoventilation and 42.72% were hyperventilation. Conclusions: Mouth-to-mouth ventilation performed by lifeguards (without devices) was not effective. When ventilations were not performed, the number of high-quality compressions increased in absolute values. The mean depth of chest compressions was higher in the CPRho. Most of the participants did not perform the ventilations correctly, which resulted in time without compression and ventilation. The number of chest compressions with complete chest recoil was higher in CPRho. When ventilations were not performed, the number of high-quality compressions increased in absolute values.

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