Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of the Lebanese University Medical Students and Junior Doctors on Basic Life Support Practices.

IF 3 3区医学 Q2 CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS Global Heart Pub Date : 2024-11-13 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.5334/gh.1368

Hadi El Assaad, Bahaa Osman, Mohamad Omar Honeine, Pierre Abi-Hanna, Mirna N Chahine

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Abstract

Background: Basic life support (BLS) is the recognition of sudden cardiac arrest and activation of emergency response system, followed by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and rapid defibrillation.

Aim: Our study aimed to determine the level of awareness of the Lebanese University medical students and trainees on BLS, by assessing the association between knowledge, attitude, and practice on BLS, and between the demographic variables and KAP scores.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 330 medical students enrolled at Lebanese University, from year four of general medicine till year five of residency. An online survey was used to collect data about demographic characteristics, knowledge (K), attitudes (A), and practice (P) about BLS. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25.

Results: Participants were 52.7% females, 47.3% males, and their mean age was 24 ± 2 years. Of the 330 participants, 38.8% received formal training regarding BLS. Medical students had low knowledge (90%), moderate to good attitudes (71.5%), and low practice (93%) regarding BLS. Multiple linear regression showed that knowledge was positively associated with age (p = 0.001), knowledge and information regarding BLS (p = 0.016), and any formal training/workshop regarding BLS (p = 0.021). Attitude was positively associated with academic year (p = 0.002) and knowledge (p = 0.003). Practice was positively associated with age (p < 0.001) and knowledge (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: Most Lebanese University medical students showed low knowledge, moderate to good attitudes, and low practice regarding BLS. We recommend that CPR/BLS should be a core competency across all health care professional programs.

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黎巴嫩医科大学生和初级医生对基本生命支持做法的了解、态度和实践。

背景：基本生命支持（BLS）是指识别心脏骤停并启动应急系统，然后进行心肺复苏（CPR）和快速除颤。目的：我们的研究旨在通过评估基本生命支持的知识、态度和实践之间的关联，以及人口统计学变量和 KAP 评分之间的关联，确定黎巴嫩大学医学生和实习生对基本生命支持的认识水平：这是一项横断面研究，包括黎巴嫩大学 330 名医科学生，从普通医学专业四年级到住院医师培训五年级。研究采用在线调查的方式收集有关 BLS 的人口统计学特征、知识（K）、态度（A）和实践（P）的数据。数据使用 SPSS 25 版进行分析：参与者中女性占 52.7%，男性占 47.3%，平均年龄为 24 ± 2 岁。在 330 名参与者中，38.8% 接受过有关 BLS 的正规培训。医学生对 BLS 的了解程度较低（90%），态度中上（71.5%），实践程度较低（93%）。多元线性回归结果表明，知识与年龄（p = 0.001）、BLS 相关知识和信息（p = 0.016）以及 BLS 相关正式培训/研讨会（p = 0.021）呈正相关。态度与学年（p = 0.002）和知识（p = 0.003）呈正相关。实践与年龄（p < 0.001）和知识（p < 0.001）呈正相关：结论：大多数黎巴嫩医科大学学生对 BLS 的了解程度较低，态度一般到良好，实践程度较低。我们建议，心肺复苏术/BLS 应成为所有医疗专业课程的核心能力。

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Global Heart Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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