title: Comparison between exclusively school teacher-based and mixed school teacher and healthcare provider-based programme on basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation for secondary schools.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare two teaching methodologies for PROCES (a basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (b-CPR) programme for secondary school students): one exclusively performed by school teachers (study group) and another by a mixed team of school teachers and healthcare providers (control group).
  
  
  METHODS
  According to their preferences, teachers chose either method and students were consequently assigned to the control or study group. All participants took a 10 multiple-choice question exam regarding b-CPR skills twice: immediately after PROCES and one year later. Eight or more correct answers was considered satisfactory learning. Results between groups were compared. Associations between satisfactory learning and some student characteristics were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Immediately after PROCES, 442 students (219 in the study group and 223 in the control group) took the exam. The percentage of satisfactory learning was not different: 67.1% in the study group and 64.6% in the control group. Immediate satisfactory learning was related to the absence of pending subjects in the control (odds ratio (OR) 2.31, 95% CI 1.16 to 4.64) and study (OR 5.87, 95% CI 1.22 to 28.20) groups. One year later, a greater percentage of retention of b-CRP skills was detected in the study group (57.1% vs 40.6%; p = 0.01). The absence of any pending subject (OR 6.86, 95% CI 1.83 to 25.66) was independently associated with better retention in the study group, but not the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Secondary school teachers, previously trained in b-CPR, can teach these skills effectively to 14-16-year-old students using PROCES. The retention of b-CPR skills is greater with this methodology compared with a more standardised programme.
authors.affiliation: SEMSA, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Fábrega
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Escalada-Roig
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Miró
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sanclemente
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Villena
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salvador
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000193:education*; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012572:School Health Services; D012574:Schools; D013030:Spain; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*