Effects of basic life support training on the knowledge of healthcare students: A quasiexperimental and multicenter study
BACKGROUND: Cardiac arrest (CA) is defined as the sudden cessation of effective cardiac function. This condition is highly prevalent worldwide and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Basic Life Support (BLS), encompassing circulation, airway, and breathing management, is crucial...
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| author | Lucas Casagrande Passoni Lopes Camila Bertoni Palis Samor Guilherme Santos da Silva Helena Vasconcelos Guimarães Rodrigo Kendi Murakami Tereza Cristina Ribeiro Vilas Boas Winicius Loureiro de Albuquerque Marcos Marton Antonio Filho Rodrigo Magri Bernardes |
| author_facet | Lucas Casagrande Passoni Lopes Camila Bertoni Palis Samor Guilherme Santos da Silva Helena Vasconcelos Guimarães Rodrigo Kendi Murakami Tereza Cristina Ribeiro Vilas Boas Winicius Loureiro de Albuquerque Marcos Marton Antonio Filho Rodrigo Magri Bernardes |
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| description | BACKGROUND:
Cardiac arrest (CA) is defined as the sudden cessation of effective cardiac function. This condition is highly prevalent worldwide and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Basic Life Support (BLS), encompassing circulation, airway, and breathing management, is crucial in improving outcomes for CA patients. However, gaps in BLS training among nonphysician healthcare professionals necessitate targeted training programs. The objective is to evaluate the knowledge of healthcare students before and after theoretical–practical BLS training using the just-in-time methodology.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
We developed a cross-sectional, analytical, pre-experimental study that employed a quantitative approach to evaluate students’ BLS knowledge before, immediately after, and 1 month post training. Participants were from various healthcare courses at public and private universities in São Paulo, Brazil. The training combined theoretical instruction with practical sessions using mannequins and medical equipment, applying the just-in-time teaching method. Data were collected through a 15-question objective test, administered at three time points, and analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed rank test for statistical significance.
RESULTS:
Out of 162 registrants, 95 students completed the training and were included in the analysis, with 57 students responding to the 1-month follow-up. All domains of the test showed a statistically significant improvement in correct answers immediately post training compared to pretraining. Although a slight reduction in scores was observed after 1 month, the decline was not statistically significant for most domains.
CONCLUSIONS:
The training had a notable impact on students’ knowledge. Furthermore, students demonstrated substantial retention of the material. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6a39bede98a4479cbe930e0098d8f44e2025-08-20T03:40:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Education and Health Promotion2277-95312319-64402025-06-0114122822810.4103/jehp.jehp_1936_24Effects of basic life support training on the knowledge of healthcare students: A quasiexperimental and multicenter studyLucas Casagrande Passoni LopesCamila Bertoni Palis SamorGuilherme Santos da SilvaHelena Vasconcelos GuimarãesRodrigo Kendi MurakamiTereza Cristina Ribeiro Vilas BoasWinicius Loureiro de AlbuquerqueMarcos Marton Antonio FilhoRodrigo Magri BernardesBACKGROUND: Cardiac arrest (CA) is defined as the sudden cessation of effective cardiac function. This condition is highly prevalent worldwide and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Basic Life Support (BLS), encompassing circulation, airway, and breathing management, is crucial in improving outcomes for CA patients. However, gaps in BLS training among nonphysician healthcare professionals necessitate targeted training programs. The objective is to evaluate the knowledge of healthcare students before and after theoretical–practical BLS training using the just-in-time methodology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We developed a cross-sectional, analytical, pre-experimental study that employed a quantitative approach to evaluate students’ BLS knowledge before, immediately after, and 1 month post training. Participants were from various healthcare courses at public and private universities in São Paulo, Brazil. The training combined theoretical instruction with practical sessions using mannequins and medical equipment, applying the just-in-time teaching method. Data were collected through a 15-question objective test, administered at three time points, and analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed rank test for statistical significance. RESULTS: Out of 162 registrants, 95 students completed the training and were included in the analysis, with 57 students responding to the 1-month follow-up. All domains of the test showed a statistically significant improvement in correct answers immediately post training compared to pretraining. Although a slight reduction in scores was observed after 1 month, the decline was not statistically significant for most domains. CONCLUSIONS: The training had a notable impact on students’ knowledge. Furthermore, students demonstrated substantial retention of the material.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1936_24basic life supporteducationhealth personnelknowledge retentionsimulation trainingstudents |
| spellingShingle | Lucas Casagrande Passoni Lopes Camila Bertoni Palis Samor Guilherme Santos da Silva Helena Vasconcelos Guimarães Rodrigo Kendi Murakami Tereza Cristina Ribeiro Vilas Boas Winicius Loureiro de Albuquerque Marcos Marton Antonio Filho Rodrigo Magri Bernardes Effects of basic life support training on the knowledge of healthcare students: A quasiexperimental and multicenter study Journal of Education and Health Promotion basic life support education health personnel knowledge retention simulation training students |
| title | Effects of basic life support training on the knowledge of healthcare students: A quasiexperimental and multicenter study |
| title_full | Effects of basic life support training on the knowledge of healthcare students: A quasiexperimental and multicenter study |
| title_fullStr | Effects of basic life support training on the knowledge of healthcare students: A quasiexperimental and multicenter study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of basic life support training on the knowledge of healthcare students: A quasiexperimental and multicenter study |
| title_short | Effects of basic life support training on the knowledge of healthcare students: A quasiexperimental and multicenter study |
| title_sort | effects of basic life support training on the knowledge of healthcare students a quasiexperimental and multicenter study |
| topic | basic life support education health personnel knowledge retention simulation training students |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1936_24 |
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