Status quo of rescue knowledge and skills among elderly people in Guiyang City
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2018.07.023
- VernacularTitle:贵阳市老年人救护知识与技能现况
- Author:
Ting LOU
1
;
Zhaoyang ZHONG
;
Xiaoling BAI
;
Zhongchen LUO
;
Jin PANG
Author Information
1. 贵州省人民医院干医科综合病房
- Keywords:
elderly;
first aid;
knowledge;
skills;
ability
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2018;47(7):944-946,949
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the status quo,influencing factors and training willingness of rescue knowledge in elderly people so as to provide the basis for formulating the elderly rescue training programs.Methods A total of 488 elderly people in three urban districts of Guiyang City were sampled by simple random and convenient sampling methods.The self-made elderly people rescue knowledge and skill status quo questionnaire was used to conduct the investigation.The general condition,training status quo and willingness were descriptively analyzed.The rescue knowledge score adopted the independent sample t test and variance analysis.Results The rescue knowledge status quo:the awareness rate of medical emergency call was the highest(66.6％),and the rest rescue awareness rate was less than 20.0 ％.The training status quo and willingness:the people receiving the rescue knowledge training orly accounted for 13.3％.91.9 ％ and 94.1％ of the elderly people considered it necessary and were willing to participate in the rescue knowledge training.The pathways obtaining the rescue knowledge:network media and families or friends introduction accounted for 37.5 ％ and 22.4 ％ respectively,followed by books and magazines,publicity column and related knowledge lectures.The influencing factors:the knowledges and skills grasping situation in the elderly people experiencing the rescue training was better than those without experience.The higher the education level,the better grasping the rescue knowledge.The grasping situation in different occupations from high to low were special technical staffs,administrative staffs,workers and farmers.Conclusion The elderly people are short of rescue knowledge,their willingness of the first aid training is strong.The government and relevant agencies should jointly perfect the first aid law and first aid training system,and formulate the rescue training program that suitable for the elderly physical and mental characteristics,increase the rescue training strength and increase the rescue ability of the elderly people.
