Abstract
This study aimed to develop and implement an emergency coping education program using a case-based small-group learning method and verify its effect on care workers’ emergency coping abilities. The study was conducted with 72 care workers in older adult care facilities and home care centers. Using a nonequivalent control group pretest–posttest design, 36 participants were assigned to each group (i.e., experimental and control groups). The collected data were analyzed through χ²-test and independent t-test using SPSS for Windows, version 25.0. Compared to the control group, a statistically significant increase in knowledge and performance levels in emergencies, emergency coping abilities, self-efficacy in coping with emergencies, and confidence in communication was observed in the experimental group. This study was able to verify the effectiveness of the emergency coping education program in care workers and recommends its use. To maximize the learning effects of educational programs, future research should develop and apply programs that incorporate simulation education.
Highlights
By the end of December 2019, 772,206 South Korean older adults had already been assessed for becoming long-term care (LTC) service (LTCS) recipients, which provides the benefit, for instance, of accessing nursing services [3]
Upon comparing the results for the experimental group (EG) and control group (CG), a statistically significant difference was observed between the groups for the increase in the score for level of knowledge in emergencies at posttest, which supported the efficacy of the program for this variable
With the rapid aging population phenomenon in South Korea, the number of recipients of the LTC insurance has increased by 15.1% compared to the previous year
Summary
Owing to a general reality that older adults experience deterioration in their physical, mental, and social health, the general trend is for them to be a risk group health wise. Against this backdrop, and as a response to the increase in geriatric diseases and medical expenses, the South Korean government implemented a long-term care (LTC) insurance system for older adults in 2008. Sharing experiences of emergency situations associated with older adults Introduction to future lesson content and schedule. Learning about the basic life support procedures and methods. Causes, and warning symptoms of cardiac arrest, as well as understanding how to check for cardiac arrest
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