Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes Regarding Basic Life Support Among the Population With Relatives Suffering From Heart Diseases in the Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia.

Autor:	Alrasheedi SM; Department of Medicine, Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unaizah, SAU., Alrashdi MN; Department of Medicine, Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unaizah, SAU., Almutairi KF; Internal Medicine, Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unaizah, SAU., Alruways AF; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Shaqra University, Dawadmi, SAU., Almutairi IN; Internal Medicine, Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unaizah, SAU., Alfehaid SN; Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, SAU., Alrashdi OA; Primary Care Center, Qassim Health Cluster, Qassim, SAU., Alkhdairi A; Department of Medicine, Unaizah College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Unaizah, SAU., Alrashidi AS; Otolaryngology, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Medical City, Madinah Health Cluster, Madinah, SAU., Aloraini YN; Department of Home Health Care, Bukairyyah General Hospital, Qassim Health Cluster, Bukairyyah, SAU.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2022 Nov 15; Vol. 14 (11), pp. e31530. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 15 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.31530
Abstrakt:	Background and objective Basic Life Support (BLS) is critical because it keeps patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries alive and maintains viability until a team of paramedics or hospital staff can provide expert care. There are many events that can result in serious injury and cause a person to stop breathing. BLS awareness among the population who have relatives with heart diseases greatly increases their confidence to act quickly when necessary and reduces their level of hesitation. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the level of clinical competence in the population who have relatives with heart diseases for them to recognize and respond to individuals in need of BLS in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. Methodology We conducted a quantitative, observational, and analytical cross-sectional study to achieve our objective. The targeted population involved only Saudis. The study was conducted electronically using social network apps in the Al-Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire evaluated if the subject had a family member with heart disease. Data collected included sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge and awareness about BLS as related to specific objectives. Results Of the 414 participants, 58.8% were females; 33.3% were between the ages of 40-49 years, and 30.7% were between 18-29 years old. The prevalence of participants who reported participating in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training was 19.8%. The main reasons for not participating in these training were a lack of knowledge about the courses (60.5%), being too busy (16.2%), and thinking that they did not need them (12.3%). Being younger than 29 years in age was one of the factors associated with participating in CPR training [odds ratio (OR): 11.85, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.54-91.42, p=0.017] versus those aged over 59 years. Gender was significantly associated with the rate of participation in CPR training: females had significantly lower rates of participation than males (15.2% vs. 25.7%, OR: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.32-0.84, p=0.008). Of note, 25.5% of the participants had adequate knowledge regarding CPR. Having trained in CPR was significantly associated with a higher level of knowledge among the participants (1.82-fold) (OR: 1.82, 95% CI: 1.08-3.06, p=0.023). Conclusion Based on our findings, there is limited awareness and training related to CPR among people with relatives suffering from cardiac diseases in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia. This may be associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality related to heart diseases in the region. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2022, Alrasheedi et al.)
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