Effectiveness of Basic Life Support Training for Rural Community Dwelling Elderly

Chang Gung University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Community Dwelling

Treatments: Behavioral: BLS training program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05814120

201600580B0

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this pre-post study is to test the effectiveness of basic life support (BLS) training for rural community-dwelling Elderly. The main question it aims to answer are can the training program tailored for rural elderly improve basic life support knowledge, attitude, and skills? Participants will receive an innovative BLS training program.

Enrollment: 218 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

age older than 65-year-old, intact cognition, coordinated activities, and no history of severe cardiovascular disease, asthma, or lower extremity impairment.

Exclusion criteria

severe visual and hearing impairment, impractical to move, and mental illness.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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218 participants in 1 patient group

Experimental arm

Experimental group

Description:

Geriatric-specific BLS training program

Treatment:

Behavioral: BLS training program