Key result
Nurse-led CPR training improves knowledge, practical skills, and self-perception among relatives of cardiac patients.
Why the study?
Out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest affects over 350,000 Europeans annually, making nurse-led education on basic life support essential for relatives of cardiac patients to improve knowledge, skills, and self-perception.
Does a nurse-led educational intervention improve basic life support knowledge, practical skills, and self-perception in relatives of patients with cardiac conditions?
Does a nurse-led educational intervention improve basic life support knowledge, practical skills, and self-perception in relatives of patients with cardiac conditions?
A nurse-led educational intervention significantly improves and sustains basic life support knowledge and practical skills among relatives of cardiac patients.
Nurse-led CPR education may boost family skills; leaves open real-world impact and needs larger trials before adoption.
INTRODUCTION: Out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest affects more than 350,000 people in Europe annually. Therefore, health education interventions led by nurses are essential to provide complete and adequate education on basic life support to family members of patients with cardiac conditions. The objective was to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention on basic CPR by assessing improvements in knowledge, practical skills, and self-perception among family members of patients with heart conditions. METHODOLOGY: A prospective quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design, involving a theoretical-practical educational intervention in basic life support aimed at relatives of patients with cardiac conditions treated at a tertiary care hospital. Theoretical data were collected using three validated questionnaires. Practical skills were assessed by solving a case study and evaluating CPR maneuvers using 14 validated items. RESULTS: A total of 105 relatives of patients with cardiac conditions participated, with a mean age of 49.28 ± 13 years. Comparing the pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 5-month follow-up questionnaire scores, significant improvements were observed in knowledge, practical skills, and self-perception. CONCLUSIONS: The nurse-led educational intervention was effective, demonstrating statistically significant improvements across all areas without reflecting medium-term losses.
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Alcoceba et al. (2026) studied Relatives of patients with cardiac conditions (n=105). Nurse-led theoretical-practical educational intervention in basic life support vs. Pre-intervention baseline was evaluated on Improvements in knowledge, practical skills, and self-perception regarding basic CPR. A nurse-led educational intervention on basic life support for 105 relatives of cardiac patients significantly improved knowledge, practical skills, and self-perception at 5-month follow-up.
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