Factors Related to Young People’s Willingness to Perform Basic Life Support

Abstract

Background Survival rates increase when basic life support (BLS) is provided by bystanders to patients with acute diseases, such as out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; however, its implementation rate is not high. In this study, we investigated "interest on BLS," "knowledge on BLS," and "experience on BLS" as factors related to the willingness to implement BLS among junior high school, high school, and college students who have multiple opportunities to learn it. Methods This is an observational study using a questionnaire survey. The participants were 112 junior high school students, 114 high school students, and 109 university students (non-medical), totaling 294 (87.8% response rate). The questionnaire listed three items on the strength of willingness to perform BLS, three items on attributes of the participant, four items on the score of interest on BLS, one item on the score of knowledge on BLS, and two items on the score of experience on BLS. Results Among junior high school students, the factors that were significantly associated with the willingness to perform BLS were "Presence of someone who died" and "Interest on BLS" score. Among high school and college students, the factors that were significantly associated with the willingness to perform BLS were "Interest on BLS" and "Knowledge on BLS" scores. Conclusion For junior high school students, creating an environment in which they can visualize the actual situation may increase their interest, whereas for high school and university students, in addition to such an environment, conducting seminars of short duration may help them to consolidate their knowledge and increase their willingness to implement BLS.

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