Från ”Ökar digitalt stöd viljan och självförtroendet att livrädda vid hjärtstopp?”
av Agnes Dahlberg Svensson & Maria Sener
Introduction: This report explores how digital support can play a key role in increasing both the confidence and willingness of bystanders to intervene with CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) in an emergency situation outside of hospital. A heart attack, which occurs when a blood clot blocks the heart’s coronary arteries, can lead to cardiac arrest. Annually, approximately ten thousand people suffer from sudden cardiac arrest in Sweden, and the chance of survival outside the hospital is only ten percent. Stress and panic in bystanders can worsen the situation, and even experienced healthcare workers can suffer from uncertainty.
Research question: The research question focuses on how VitalSigns AB’s CPR Guide affects self-confidence and willingness to intervene in an emergency that requires CPR. The study is limited geographically to Stockholm, Sweden and demographically to adults over the age of 18 without formal or academic healthcare education.
Method: A qualitative and quantitative method is used, consisting of questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and observations. The collected results have contributed to a deeper understanding of how smart devices can act as support tools in cardiac arrest and how people’s attitudes and knowledge affect their readiness to intervene.
The sample consisted of 15 test participants. The participants were selected through a combination of convenience sampling and snowball sampling to create a varied and representative participant group.
The result shows that the majority of the test subjects expressed a willingness to intervene in an emergency situation with CPR, even if they felt uncertain about how they would act in practice. They stated that when other, more competent people are present, it may reduce their propensity to intervene. In addition, certain factors, such as the relationship to the person who needs care and perception of the person’s condition, can influence the inclination to perform CPR. In terms of self-confidence, the results show that the majority of test subjects experienced an increase in self-confidence through use of the CPR Guide, while some experienced no improvement. Feedback from the CPR Guide was generally appreciated and contributed to increased knowledge and improved approach to CPR. When observed without the CPR Guide, most test subjects kept an adequate rate during the compressions, but the variation in the depth of the compressions was large. However, with the CPR Guide, both rate and depth of compressions improved, indicating that the feedback was valuable in improving the performance of the participants.
Conclusion: The results show that the use of the CPR Guide improved both the willingness and the confidence of the participants to intervene in an emergency situation requiring CPR. 73 percent of test participants experienced an improvement in their confidence to perform CPR and 53 percent indicated their willingness to intervene positively. In addition, study quality showed improvements in compressions with an average increase of 24 percentage points when using the CPR Guide.
Från ”Ökar digitalt stöd viljan och självförtroendet att livrädda vid hjärtstopp?”
av Agnes Dahlberg Svensson & Maria Sener
