Table 2 Results of the questionnaire survey to evaluate participants’ attitudes towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator (AED) use
Total (N = 159) | First-time participants N = 95) | Second-time participants(N = 59) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | |
Q. 1 Can you check for a response? | ||||||
I can. | 31 (19.5%) | 130 (81.8%) | 14 (14.7%) | 80 (84.2%) | 15 (25.4%) | 47 (79.7%) |
I don’t know if I can. | 103 (64.8%) | 29 (18.2%) | 58 (61.1%) | 15 (15.8%) | 42 (71.2%) | 12 (20.3%) |
I can’t. | 21 (13.2%) | 0 (0%) | 20 (21.1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.7%) | 0 (0%) |
I shouldn’t. More skillful people should. | 4 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (3.2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.7%) | 0 (0%) |
Q. 2 Can you perform chest compression? | ||||||
I can. | 16 (10.1%) | 123 (77.4%) | 8 (8.4%) | 75 (78.9%) | 7 (11.8%) | 46 (78.0%) |
I don’t know if I can. | 88 (55.3%) | 36 (22.6%) | 38 (40.0%) | 20 (21.1%) | 46 (78.0%) | 13 (22.0%) |
I can’t. | 49 (30.8%) | 0 (0%) | 43 (45.3%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (10.2%) | 0 (0%) |
I shouldn’t. More skillful people should. | 6 (3.8%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (6.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Q. 3 Can you use an AED? | ||||||
I absolutely can. | 4 (2.5%) | 27 (17.0%) | 2 (2.1%) | 17 (17.9%) | 1 (1.7%) | 9 (15.3%) |
I think I can. | 33 (20.8%) | 107 (67.3%) | 14 (14.7%) | 67 (70.5%) | 18 (30.5%) | 38 (64.4%) |
I don’t know if I can. | 58 (36.5%) | 19 (11.9%) | 31 (32.6%) | 7 (7.4%) | 25 (42.4%) | 10 (16.9%) |
I think I can’t. | 47 (29.6%) | 4 (2.5%) | 34 (35.8%) | 3 (3.2%) | 12 (20.3%) | 1 (1.7%) |
I absolutely can’t. | 17 (10.7%) | 2 (1.3%) | 14 (14.7%) | 1 (1.1%) | 3 (5.1%) | 1 (1.7%) |