Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of basic life support among physical therapy practitioners in Rawalpindi and Islamabad
| Autor: | Muhammad Iqbal Tariq, Syeda Nayab Sheeraz, Huma Riaz, Zubia Arshad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice business.industry Hospitals Public medicine.medical_treatment education Basic life support Mean age General Medicine Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Physical Therapists Cross-Sectional Studies Physical therapy medicine Humans Female Pakistan Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Clinical Competence Educational Measurement Positive attitude business Needs Assessment |
| Zdroj: | JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 70(5) |
| ISSN: | 0030-9982 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE To assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of basic life support among physical therapy practitioners. METHODS The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan, from February to July 2018, and comprised data collected from physical therapy practitioners working at four public-sector hospitals in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. A 30-item structured questionnaire adapted from the American Heart Association was used. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. RESULTS Of the 100 subjects, 65(65%) were females and 35(35%) were males. The overall mean age was 25.54±3.76 years. The mean score of BLS knowledge and practice was 7.27±1.79 and 3.77±1.65 respectively. of the total, 61(61%) had received prior basic life support training, and the difference in knowledge and practice scores between trained and untrained professionals was significant (p |
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