COMPARISON OF THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ON CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AMONG STUDENTS OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL SPLIT AND NURSING STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STUDIES IN SPLIT

Abstract

Aim: To examine the knowledge of the students of the Health school Split and the students of the University Department of health studies in Split in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Methods: This study included186 examinees, 94 university students and 92 health school students. A measuring instrument for this study was a CAEPCR questionnaire. Inclusion criteria were age >18 years. There were no additional exclusion criteria.

Results: We proved a statistically significant difference in the total number of correct answers to the knowledge questions between the University students and High School students (Z=2.96; r=0.217; P=0.003). The median total sum of correct answers of students in Medical school Split is 6, and in students from the University Department of Health Studies in Split is 5. There is statistical significance, a weak negative correlation of the total number of positive responses with the age of the subjects (ρ=-0.195; P=0.008). The distribution of the total sums of correct answers according to the 5 statistical groups formed is generally differed between institutions.

Conclusion: Considering the obtained results, we have concluded that the level of knowledge is higher in the students of the Health school, unlike the students of the University Department of Health studies in Split. This result was intensified by the difference in education shown in the curricula. Due to the difference in education, in the duration of education and the time elapsed since education, further research on the impact of these factors on knowledge is needed.