MEJORA EN EL NIVEL DE CONOCIMIENTO, DESPUÉS DE UNA INTERVENCIÓN EDUCATIVA, EN RESUCITACIÓN CARDIOPULMONAR BÁSICA EN ESTUDIANTES DE MEDICINA EN PIURA

Abstract

Introduction: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a set of maneuvers that must be performed systematically and simultaneously, to save lives. The person who performs them must have a solid theoretical and practical knowledge of the technique to be used. Objective: To determine the difference in theoretical-practical knowledge of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation according to the type of educational intervention in medical students in Peru. Methods: Study of educational intervention, conducted in students from two Peruvian universities. The main variable was to measure the change in the level of theoretical-practical knowledge according to the type of instruction (theoretical, theoretical-practical or practical), measured with a previously validated questionnaire 1. We used the statistical chi-square test for categorical variables and ANOVA for the analysis of numerical variables versus categorical variables, adjusted by the Bartlett test. Results: According to the type of intervention received, the difference between theoretical final averages was not significant (p>0.05), but practical final averages did show differences between groups (p<0.001). In the multivariate analysis, differences were found in the practical knowledge of the practical instruction group (p=0.020) and theoretical-practical knowledge (p=0.001) with respect to the exclusive theoretical instruction group. Conclusion: Practical and theoretical-practical instruction generates a significant change in the level of knowledge. This must be taken into account when generating instruction programs, since many times only theoretical knowledge is insufficient for this type of learning.

Introduction: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a set of maneuvers that must be performed systematically and simultaneously, to save lives. The person who performs them must have a solid theoretical and practical knowledge of the technique to be used. Objective: To determine the difference in theoretical-practical knowledge of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation according to the type of educational intervention in medical students in Peru. Methods: Study of educational intervention, conducted in students from two Peruvian universities. The main variable was to measure the change in the level of theoretical-practical knowledge according to the type of instruction (theoretical, theoretical-practical or practical), measured with a previously validated questionnaire 1. We used the statistical chi-square test for categorical variables and ANOVA for the analysis of numerical variables versus categorical variables, adjusted by the Bartlett test. Results: According to the type of intervention received, the difference between theoretical final averages was not significant (p>0.05), but practical final averages did show differences between groups (p<0.001). In the multivariate analysis, differences were found in the practical knowledge of the practical instruction group (p=0.020) and theoretical-practical knowledge (p=0.001) with respect to the exclusive theoretical instruction group. Conclusion: Practical and theoretical-practical instruction generates a significant change in the level of knowledge. This must be taken into account when generating instruction programs, since many times only theoretical knowledge is insufficient for this type of learning.