In-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Conditions
Keywords
in-hospital cardiac arrest, attitudes, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR
Brief summary
Attitudes among healthcare professionals can possibly affect the treatment given in cardiac arrest situations. The attitudes of healthcare professionals towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been poorly studied. The few existing previous international results shows attitudes reported by nurses as hesitation, fear of defibrillation, anxiety and fear of harming the patient. The aim of this study was to describe the attitudes towards performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation among in-hospital healthcare professionals, furthermore to assess if experience in performing CPR has an effect on attitudes.
Detailed description
Data will be collected using questionnaires containing attitude questions. The questionnaires contains questions regarding attitudes towards being required to perform CPR (6 questions), previous experience in performing CPR (time since last performance and number of performances) and attitudes during the latest CPR performance (8 questions). All attitude questions are constructed as multiple choice questions. Results regarding attitudes towards being required to perform CPR and attitudes during the latest CPR performance will be presented descriptively. To analyse a possible effect of time since CPR performance and number of CPR performances on attitudes during the latest CPR performance logistic regression will be used. Response variables will be yes or no on 8 specific attitude questions with predictors consisting of time since CPR performance (0-3 months ago, 4-23 months ago and \>24 months) and number of CPR performances (1-3 times, 4-10 times and \>10 times).
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Region Västmanland
Dalarna University
Center for Clinical Research Dalarna, Sweden
Dalarna County Council, Sweden
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* In-hospital healthcare professionals. * Patient contact
Exclusion criteria
* Absent during the survey * Parental leave * Leave of absence * Sick leave.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| In-hospital healthcare professionals' attitudes towards CPR. | one month | 14 questions regarding attitudes towards performing CPR will be presented descriptively. Number of respondents answering yes, no and I don´t know to each attitude question will be presented. |
| In-hospital healthcare professionals' experience in performing CPR. | one month | Two questions regarding experience in performing CPR will be presented descriptively. Number of respondents in each response category concerning number of previous CPR performances and time since last CPR performance will be presented. |
| Does experience in performing CPR have an effect on attitudes towards CPR | two months | The effect of previous experience in CPR on attitudes during a cardiac arrest situation will be analysed using binary logistic regression. Each of the eight questions concerning attitudes during a cardiac arrest situation will serve as a dependent variable with yes as the response. Independent variables consists of number of previous CPR performances, time since last CPR performance and workplace. Independent variables associated with the dependent variable at a level of p \<0.1 will be included in a multiple model. The model will be adjusted for profession and number of years in profession. |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed