The needs and opportunities of older laypeople to acquire first aid skills.
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
/ education
Female
First Aid
/ methods
Frail Elderly
/ statistics & numerical data
Health Education
/ statistics & numerical data
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Promotion
/ methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Slovenia
Surveys and Questionnaires
Journal
PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
10
02
2021
accepted:
27
07
2021
entrez:
12
10
2021
pubmed:
13
10
2021
medline:
24
11
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We aimed to determine the needs and opportunities of older lay people to obtain first aid skills. We determined the level of theoretical knowledge of performing first aid with a structured questionnaire, performed on the sample of 842 adult inhabitants of Slovenia. The method of sampling was balanced by using a system of sampling weights in order to correct deviations in the structure of the sample to the level of the population structure. We also checked their attitude regarding the renewal of first aid knowledge. The level of self-assessment of first aid knowledge and actual theoretical knowledge of proper first aid measures typically decreased with age. The percentage of those who had attended first aid courses at any time was statistically significantly lower among respondents over the age of 60; 38% of elderly respondents thought they needed to renew their first aid knowledge, and 44% would attend a suitable first aid course. None of the 29 European Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies member states that responded have a developed a formally adopted first aid program to train the elderly. A tailored first aid training program for the elderly could be one of the many steps that should be taken to ensure adequate health care for the elderly population.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34637443
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255964
pii: PONE-D-21-04651
pmc: PMC8509921
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e0255964Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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