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Journal article
Koolangka Infant Life Saving: Culturally responsive infant CPR education for Aboriginal Australian parents
Health Education Journal, Vol.85(5), pp.491-503
2024
Abstract
Objectives:
Among Aboriginal children, the year between birth and 1 year of age has the highest mortality rate compared with any other age. Prompt administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) leads to better outcomes and a lower likelihood of ongoing sequalae. Current education on infant CPR is not provided to parents except in certain circumstances in a neonatal intensive care unit. Currently, there are no identified CPR education courses specifically available for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, meaning that current infant CPR education courses are not culturally responsive.
Design:
Partnering with an Aboriginal community from the Bindjareb region of the Western Australian Noongar nation, the researchers used a co-design approach and an Aboriginal Participatory Action Research (APAR) design to explore how to deliver culturally safe and responsive infant CPR community education. This resulted in the development of the Koolangka Infant Life Saving Education Framework (KILSEF), which can be used to guide future planning and delivery of culturally safe and responsive community level infant CPR education.
Results:
The study findings identified that members of the Aboriginal community were very interested in receiving infant CPR education, but the barriers identified from mainstream CPR course delivery need to be removed for the community to benefit from culturally responsive ways of learning. Culturally responsive community CPR education should be provided in culturally safe places and the focus of learning should be on the practical applications of CPR and less on the academic pre-reading and written requirements. Explanations should be provided in lay terms and patience is required to communicate ideas in ways that facilitate understanding, and the course may need to be delivered over several days to accommodate community participant availability.
Conclusion:
Addressing Aboriginal community concerns and barriers allowed for the implementation of culturally responsive infant resuscitation education which was highly valued by community members and led to increased community confidence and participation in CPR education.
Details
- Title
- Koolangka Infant Life Saving: Culturally responsive infant CPR education for Aboriginal Australian parents
- Authors/Creators
- Nakita StephensCaroline Nilson - Murdoch University, Ngangk Yira Institute for ChangeRoz Walker - Murdoch University, Ngangk Yira Institute for ChangeRhonda Marriott - Murdoch University, Ngangk Yira Institute for Change
- Publication Details
- Health Education Journal, Vol.85(5), pp.491-503
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Identifiers
- 991005657665107891
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2024
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Ngangk Yira Institute for Change; School of Nursing
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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