Knowledge of non-healthcare individuals towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a cross-sectional study in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Background Most sudden cardiac arrests occur at home, with low rates of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation being performed. We aimed to assess knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among individuals in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia, who are not involved in health care. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted between January and February 2020 in 4 different areas in Riyadh City: North, South, East, and West. The participants were surveyed using a validated self-administered questionnaire. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25.0 was used for inferential statistics and binary logistic regression analysis. Results A total of 856 participants completed the questionnaire, 51.8% were unaware of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Only 4.4% of the participants had attended a formal cardiopulmonary resuscitation training course, 5.1% were campaign attendees, and 38.7% acquired their experience through the media. Having a higher level of education was positively associated with having knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The main concern among attendees of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training courses and campaigns was legal issues, whereas inadequate knowledge was the major barrier for those who had learned about cardiopulmonary resuscitation through the media. Conclusion The level of knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among non-health care individuals in Riyadh City was found to be insufficient. Therefore, coordinated efforts among different authorities should be considered to implement a structured strategy aiming to increase awareness and knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among non-health care individuals.

Knowledge and attitude of non-healthcare providers towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia

“…On the contrary, the other studies included all participants without exclusion of health care providers.Most participants with formal BLS training (38.8%) have received their training at universities and only 19.2% of participants with formal BLS training have received their training from television, the internet, and media.The participants showed some basic awareness of the signs of SCA, as the five most chosen signs were loss of consciousness (62.6%), chest pain (62.4%), loss of breathing (53.8%), difficulty breathing (52.2%), and pulselessness (44.1%). Those findings were similar to the findings of studies conducted in Riyadh and Turkey, in which they found the most chosen signs to be pulselessness (51.8% and 60.7% respectively), absence of breathing (48.1% and 49.3% respectively), and loss of consciousness (44.9% and 40.7%Alhussein et al, 2021;Özbilgin et al, 2015). Overall, participants in our study showed adequate knowledge in the assessment of the level of consciousness, breathing, and pulselessness, which was similar to a study conducted in Jeddah which showed that participants who had undergone CPR training can properly assess the consciousness level, breathing, and circulation(Qara et al, 2019).…”

“…Furthermore, a study done in Riyadh found that 48.2% of participants expressed that they had underwent BLS training (Alhussein et al, 2021), in comparison to 25.6% in China, 40.3% in Turkey, and 56% in Australia (Chen et al, 2017; Aldhakhri and Can, 2020; Özbilgin et al, 2015;Cartledge et al, 2020). OHCA is also a significant problem in North America and in Europe (Gräsner et al, 2016).…”

“…Unfortunately, formal BLS training is only mandatory for health care providers in Saudi Arabia, while in certain countries like turkey, BLS training is mandatory for employment in some jobs or before obtaining a driver's license. This study excluded healthcare providers, which is also the case in the previously mentioned study byAlhussein et al, (2021) conducted in Riyadh. On the contrary, the other studies included all participants without exclusion of health care providers.Most participants with formal BLS training (38.8%) have received their training at universities and only 19.2% of participants with formal BLS training have received their training from television, the internet, and media.The participants showed some basic awareness of the signs of SCA, as the five most chosen signs were loss of consciousness (62.6%), chest pain (62.4%), loss of breathing (53.8%), difficulty breathing (52.2%), and pulselessness (44.1%).…”

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