Trial reportHeart & lung : the journal of critical care
Psychologic effects of automated external defibrillator training: a randomized trial.
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- Psychosocial profiles of bystander resuscitation among Macao residents: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- One out of three bystanders of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests shows signs of pathological psychological processing weeks after the incident - results from structured telephone interviews.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Psychiatric disorders and quality of life in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: a systematic review.The primary care companion for CNS disorders · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study was to test whether an automated external defibrillator (AED) training program would positively affect the mental health of family members of high-risk patients.
methodsA total of 305 patients with ischemic heart disease and their family members were randomized to 1 of 4 AED training programs: 2 video-based training programs and 2 face-to-face training programs that emphasized self-efficacy and perceived control. Patients and family members were surveyed at baseline and 3 and 9 months postischemic event on demographic characteristics, measures of quality of life (Short Form-36), self-efficacy, and perceived control. For this study, family members were the focus rather than the patients.
resultsRegression analyses showed that family members in the face-to-face training programs did not score better on any of the mental health status variables than family members who participated in the other training programs except for an increase in self-efficacy beliefs at 3 months after training.
conclusionThe findings suggest that a specifically designed AED training program emphasizing self-efficacy and perceived control beliefs is not likely to enhance family member mental health.
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