Table 2 Survey items with mean pre- and posttest score
From: Attitude changes following short-form opioid overdose video education: a pilot study
Survey item | Pretest mean (SD) | Posttest mean (SD) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Subscale: competence | |||
I have enough information about how to manage an overdose | 2.23 (1.28) | 4.43 (0.71) | < 0.001 |
I would be able to administer naloxone to someone who has overdosed | 2.39 (1.56) | 4.63 (0.65) | < 0.001 |
I would be able to check that someone who had an overdose was breathing properly | 3.20 (1.44) | 4.48 (0.76) | < 0.001 |
I am going to need more training before I would feel confident to help someone who had overdosed.* | 2.11 (1.38) | 3.62 (1.26) | < 0.001 |
I would be able to perform CPR on someone who had overdosed | 3.54 (1.40) | 4.17 (1.05) | < 0.001 |
I would be able to perform chest compressions on someone who had overdosed | 3.74 (1.34) | 4.42 (0.89) | < 0.001 |
If someone overdoses, I would know what to do to help them | 2.86 (1.35) | 4.47 (0.76) | < 0.001 |
I know very little about how to help someone who has overdosed.* | 2.90 (1.45) | 4.31 (0.92) | < 0.001 |
I would be able to deal effectively with an overdose | 2.82 (1.29) | 4.23 (0.78) | < 0.001 |
Subscale: readiness | |||
Family and friends of drug users should be prepared to deal with an overdose | 4.62 (0.68) | 4.75 (0.57) | < 0.001 |
If I witnessed an overdose, I would call an ambulance straight away | 4.87 (0.41) | 4.90 (0.39) | 0.179 |
If I saw an overdose, I would panic and not be able to help.* | 4.26 (0.88) **1.74 (0.88) | 4.52 (0.83) **1.48 (0.83) | < 0.001 |
I would stay with the overdose victim until help arrives | 4.73 (0.60) | 4.85 (0.42) | < 0.001 |
If I saw an overdose, I would feel nervous, but I would still take the necessary actions | 4.24 (0.90) | 4.49 (0.79) | < 0.001 |
I will do whatever is necessary to save someone’s life in an overdose situation | 4.51 (0.80) | 4.66 (0.68) | < 0.001 |
If someone overdoses, I want to be able to help them | 4.73 (0.60) | 4.81 (0.50) | 0.008 |
Everyone at risk of witnessing an overdose should be given a naloxone supply | 3.95 (1.13) | 4.60 (0.77) | < 0.001 |
I couldn’t just watch someone overdose, I would have to do something to help | 4.70 (0.60) | 4.77 (0.56) | 0.075 |
If someone overdoses, I would call an ambulance but I wouldn’t be willing to do anything else.* | 3.94 (1.25) | 4.33 (1.13) | < 0.001 |
19-item score | 70.33 (11.35) | 85.46 (8.77) | < 0.001 |