The Effect of Basic CPR Training on Adults’ Knowledge and Performance in Rural Areas of Iran: A Quasi-Experimental Study

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Table 1 Demographic Information of the Intervention and Control Groups

Demographic Information	Category	Group		Total (n=92) n (%)	P-value
		Intervention Group (n=46) n (%)	Control Group (n=46) n (%)
Gender	Male	22 (23.9)	26 (28.3)	48 (52.2)	0.4
	Female	24 (26.1)	20 (21.7)	44 (48.8)
Marital status	Single	14 (15.4)	10 (11)	24 (26.4)	0.37
	Married	32 (35.2)	35 (38.5)	67 (73.6)
Education level	Non-academic education	39 (42.4)	44 (47.8)	83 (90.2)	0.08
	Academic education	7 (7.6)	2 (3.2)	9 (9.8)
Occupation	Homemaker	19 (20.7)	15 (16.3)	34 (37)	0.49
	Farmer	12 (13)	19 (20.7)	31 (33.7)
	Jobless	8 (8.7)	6 (6.5)	14 (15.2)
	Other	7 (7.6)	6 (6.5)	13 (14.1)
Having seen an unconscious person	Yes	9 (9.8)	10 (10.9)	19 (20.7)	0.79
	No	37 (40.2)	36 (39.1)	73 (79.3)
Having information about cardiopulmonary resuscitation	Yes	7 (7.6)	5 (5.4)	12 (13)	0.54
	No	39 (42.4)	41 (44.6)	80 (87)
Desire to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation	Yes	46 (50.5)	44 (48.4)	90 (98.9)	0.49
	No	0 (0)	1 (1.1)	1 (1.1)

Table 2 The Between- and Within-Group Comparisons of the Mean and Median Scores of Knowledge and Performance Before and After the Intervention

Time		Pretest	Posttest	Z*	P-value (Within Groups)
Statistic Group		Mean±SD Mean (IQR)	Mean±SD Mean (IQR)
Knowledge	Intervention	2.78±1.74 3 (2–4)	6.78±1.23 7 (6–7)	5.86	P<0.001
	Control	3.19±1.77 3 (2–4)	3.24±1.84 3 (2–4)	0.44	0.66
P-value (between groups) **		0.24	P<0.001
Effect size		0.26	2.26
Performance	Intervention	0.8±0.77 1 (0–1)	8.22±1.65 8 (7–9)	26.67	P<0.001
	Control	1.04±0.7 1 (1–1)	1.17±0.71 1 (1–2)	1.73	0.083
P-value (between groups)**		0.09	P<0.001
Effect size		0.33	5.55

Notes: *Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used. **Mann–Whitney test was used.