Masanari Minamitani, Atsuto Katano, Tsukasa Sasaki, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Keiichi Nakagawa
Comparing health literacy and behavioral changes in adulthood: A pilot study on alumni of a single school cancer education program
PloS one
courses basic life support bls automated external defibrillator aed schools lead increase knowledge retention less well explored aimed explore longterm retention knowledge practical skills among schoolchildren bls aed course able tailor future courses accordingly study conducted 3 parts included 823 seventh ninth graders different elementary schools maribor slovenia study 1 n611 assessed students baseline knowledge immediate knowledge gain bls aed course validated questionnaire study 2 n116 assessed retention gained knowledge skills 5 months modified cardiff test little anne qcpr manikin study 3 n96 assessed retention knowledge 2 years course mean differences knowledge course study 1 studies analyzed using paired ttests independent ttests differences individual question scores different time points compared using mann whitney u test twosided p005 considered significant practical skills retention presented descriptive statistics knowledge gain significant immediately course 83 correct answers compared 60 baseline scores dropped significantly 5 months 73 2 years 75 remained significantly better baseline p0001 practical skills perfomance score per cardiff test 5 months 63 overall bls performance score per qcpr app 59 overall cardio score 77 average compression rate 124min depth 52 mm ventilation score 44 study showed long term retention theoretical knowledge satisfying whereas poor practical skills performance 5 months calls intense practical training repeat courses