Effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge and skill regarding basic life support among public transport workers at Puducherry

Abstract

A pre-experimental design was used to evaluate the efficacy of a planned teaching program for increasing the knowledge and skill acquisition concerning BLS in the public transport employees of Puducherry. The purpose of the research is to examine the level of knowledge of BLS among the public transport employees, to examine the effectiveness of the planned teaching program and the association between pretest knowledge level and certain socio-demographic variables. The sample consisted of 60 public transport employees that were selected by the convenience sampling method. The data was collected by using the socio-demographic data sheet, the structured BLS knowledge questionnaire, and the observation checklist to test the practical skills of the participants. In addition, a planned teaching program, including the CPR demonstration, was given to the participants, followed by the posttest assessment after 5 days. The pre-test results were as follows: 42 (70%) respondents lacked sufficient knowledge, 18 (30%) respondents exhibited moderately sufficient knowledge, and none had sufficient knowledge. The pre-test knowledge mean score was 6.53 with a standard deviation of 2.27. As a result of the intervention, the post-test results revealed that 56 (93.3%) respondents possessed sufficient knowledge, 4 (6.7%) respondents had moderately sufficient knowledge, and none lacked sufficient knowledge. The post-test mean knowledge score was 19.15 with a standard deviation of 1.64. A total of 51 (85%) respondents exhibited excellent BLS skills, and 9 (15%) respondents exhibited good BLS skills. There were no significant correlations between the level of knowledge obtained in the pre-test and socio-demographic characteristics. The results proved that the proposed teaching program was effective in improving BLS knowledge and skills among public transport workers.