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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of basic life support among physical therapy practitioners in
Syeda Nayab Sheeraz1, Huma Riaz2, Zubia Arshad3
1Foundation University Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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<0.05). Gender-based difference was significant (p=0.02). All (100%) participants showed positive attitude towards basic life support training.
Conclusions:
Physical therapy practitioners possessed average basic life support knowledge, but practising skills were lacking.
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