Cardiopulmonary resuscitation prescription program: a pilot randomized comparator trial.
J Emerg Med
; 43(1): 166-71, 2012 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The American Heart Association wants to increase the number of citizens who know how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It is unknown whether giving patients a prescription (Rx) to learn CPR is effective. We sought to determine if patients with, or at risk for, heart disease and their families were more likely to follow prescriptive advice to buy a CPR Anytime™ kit (American Heart Association, Dallas, TX) or to take a CPR class.METHODS:
This was a prospective randomized pilot study of a convenience sample of 162 patients who presented to one of three recruiting sites a suburban community emergency department (ED), an office-based primary care (IM), or cardiology (CD) setting. After consent was obtained, CPR-naïve participants aged>44 years were randomized to one of two study arms. One group received a Rx for a CPR Anytime™ self-learning kit, consisting of a CPR mannequin and a 22-minute DVD. The comparator group was prescribed a CPR class.RESULTS:
At the IM office, 7/29 (24%), at the CD office 3/25 (12%), and at the ED 2/23 (9%) patients purchased the CPR kit. Across both investigational arms, 4 were lost to follow-up, yielding approximately 15% (12/77) who followed Rx advice to purchase the CPR kit and 0% (0/79) who took a CPR class. Cumulatively, a participant was significantly more likely to purchase a kit than to take a class (p=0.0004).CONCLUSION:
Patients can be motivated to purchase CPR Anytime™ kits but not to take a CPR class from prescribed advice.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Educação de Pacientes como Assunto
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Instrução por Computador
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Reanimação Cardiopulmonar
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Prescrições
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Emerg Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos