School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China.
BMC Public Health. 2023 Dec 16;23(1):2520. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17442-5.
The abject uncertainty and unpredictability of public health emergencies have plagued various countries. Global health governance and international communities are facing long-term and arduous challenges. The self-rescue ability of individuals in a public emergency may be the most powerful trait to improve the survival rate outside the hospital. The study explores the cognitive ability and attitudes of urban residents in China towards self-rescue in response to public health emergencies. It provides appropriate evidence for improving the self-rescue ability of urban residents in China.
Sixteen urban residents were selected using the purposive sampling method for semi-structured interviews. Theme analysis was used to collate and analyse the interview data.
Two themes and five sub-themes were analysed. The two themes included cognition and attitude of Chinese urban residents for self-rescue in an emergency. Urban residents believed that their knowledge and skills for self-rescue in an emergency were low. The ability for emergency self-rescue is affected by multiple factors, with relatively limited options for improvement. Nonetheless, the respondents expressed a desire to accept interventions under psychological crisis and a strong willingness to acquire knowledge and skills required for emergency self-rescue.
This study investigated the perceptions and attitudes of Chinese urban residents towards emergency self-rescue. The results support enhanced ability of urban residents to respond to public health emergencies, thereby diminishing the negative outcomes. The findings suggest the need for strategies to address the factors affecting emergency self-rescue.
公共卫生突发事件的绝对不确定性和不可预测性困扰着各国。全球卫生治理和国际社会面临着长期而艰巨的挑战。个人在公共紧急情况下的自救能力可能是提高医院外生存率的最有力特征。本研究探讨了中国城市居民对公共卫生突发事件自我救助的认知能力和态度，为提高中国城市居民的自救能力提供了适当的依据。
采用目的抽样法选取 16 名城市居民进行半结构式访谈。采用主题分析对访谈数据进行整理和分析。
分析了两个主题和五个子主题。两个主题包括中国城市居民对紧急情况下自救的认知和态度。城市居民认为自己在紧急情况下自救的知识和技能较低。应急自救能力受多种因素影响，改善的选择相对有限。尽管如此，受访者表示愿意接受心理危机干预，并强烈希望获得应急自救所需的知识和技能。
本研究调查了中国城市居民对紧急情况下自我救助的看法和态度。研究结果支持增强城市居民应对突发公共卫生事件的能力，从而减少不良后果。研究结果表明，需要制定应对影响应急自救因素的策略。
