The purpose of this study was to compare the knowledge and attitude of individuals before and after their participation in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training courses, and to discuss their learning efficiency and contributing factors. With this convenience sampling, the study period was from June 1st to December 31st, 2001. A total of 382 participants have completed an 18-hour first aid training in a medical center of central Taiwan. Before and after the training session, each participant was asked to fill out a questionnaire containing 350 effectual questions. The data was analyzed by SPSS Version 10.0. The results showed that all participants had a significant improvement in their professional knowledge after this training curriculum with a significant difference between the scores before (9.2(3.0) and after (14.5(2.0) the training courses (p<0.05). In the aspect of learning attitude, participants showed a more active attitude after the training session. Significant relationships between learning efficiency and gender, education degrees, married statuses, accompanied children, occupations, medical staffs, experiences and motives (p<0.05) were revealed. The participants' previous experience in CPR training courses was also closely related to their training efficiency. About 57.7% of the participants had repeated CPR courses, but only 10.4% of the participants had actually practice CPR in reality. To extensively promote CPR training courses to the general public and provide continuous training program to the public is an imperative task for the Government. Through these promotion actions, critical patients will have a higher opportunity to be rescued with the newest and the fittest method to save their lives.
The purpose of this study was to compare the knowledge and attitude of individuals before and after their participation in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training courses, and to discuss their learning efficiency and contributing factors. With this convenience sampling, the study period was from June 1st to December 31st, 2001. A total of 382 participants have completed an 18-hour first aid training in a medical center of central Taiwan. Before and after the training session, each participant was asked to fill out a questionnaire containing 350 effectual questions. The data was analyzed by SPSS Version 10.0. The results showed that all participants had a significant improvement in their professional knowledge after this training curriculum with a significant difference between the scores before (9.2(3.0) and after (14.5(2.0) the training courses (p<0.05). In the aspect of learning attitude, participants showed a more active attitude after the training session. Significant relationships between learning efficiency and gender, education degrees, married statuses, accompanied children, occupations, medical staffs, experiences and motives (p<0.05) were revealed. The participants' previous experience in CPR training courses was also closely related to their training efficiency. About 57.7% of the participants had repeated CPR courses, but only 10.4% of the participants had actually practice CPR in reality. To extensively promote CPR training courses to the general public and provide continuous training program to the public is an imperative task for the Government. Through these promotion actions, critical patients will have a higher opportunity to be rescued with the newest and the fittest method to save their lives.