PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Amirudin Sanip
AU  - Mohd H. Isa
AU  - Azlan H. Abd Samat
AU  - Mohd J. Jaafar
AU  - Mohd R. Abdul Manaf
AU  - Meilya Silvalila
AU  - Ismail M. Saiboon
TI  - Fit-cardiopulmonary resuscitation approach in public mass cardiopulmonary resuscitation teaching
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2023.44.5.20220941
DP  - 2023 May 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 463--470
VI  - 44
IP  - 5
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/44/5/463.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/44/5/463.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2023 May 01; 44
AB  - Objectives: To improve public awareness and the rate of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a novel and exciting approach called fit-CPR that incorporates mass CPR with high-intensity physical activity into the beat of locally favoured music was proposed. This study was conducted to measure the effectiveness of fit-CPR compared to the standard classroom method (CCM).Methods: Between 30th August to 29th November 2018, 129 participants from Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, were randomized to learn CPR, either through fit-CPR or CCM protocol. All participants underwent pre, post, and 6-month retention tests. Each test had a 10-item questionnaire with CPR performance on a manikin that was assessed using a validated checklist.Results: Sixty-one (47.3%) participants completed the fit-CPR while 68 (52.7%) completed the CCM. There was a significant improvement in knowledge, performance, and quality of CPR from pre, post, and 6-month retention tests (p<0.01) in both groups. On high-quality CPR, the fit-CPR and CCM groups obtained an increased score of 285.0% and 151%, respectively, p=0.014 between pre and immediate post-test. Knowledge scores between fit-CPR and CCM groups showed an increase of 79.5% and 111.2%, respectively, p=0.002. Fit-CPR was completed between 52.5-57.5 minutes, while CCM took 75 minutes.Conclusion: The fit-CPR demonstrated a comparable outcome to standard CPR when teaching to the mass public with less time spent.