Impact of Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on the Knowledge and Attitude of Professional Football Players and Coaches

Impact of Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on the Knowledge and Attitude of Professional Football Players and Coaches

This study aims to evaluate the change in attitudes and knowledge about basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR-B) in football professionals following a training intervention and to examine its correlation with sociodemographic variables.

The study consists of two phases. The first phase involves an observational cross-sectional study to assess the level of attitude and knowledge in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The second phase includes an educational intervention consisting of a training and practical session on CPR-B, with a pre-post intra-subject control. The questionnaire was completed by football professionals from the Spanish first division and their coaches, with N=206 in the first phase and N=70 30 days after the training intervention in the second phase.

Inclusion Criteria:

• being professional football players or coaches in the Valencian Community
• accept voluntarily participating in the study. All participants gave their written consent after being informed.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not completing the questionnaire correctly (missing data)