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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 15(1) pp. 123-138, 1990
© 1990 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Effect of Elaboration on the Acquisition and Maintenance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Luis A. Rivera-Tovar and Russell T. Jones1

University of Pittsburgh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

1All correspondence should be sent to Russell Jones, Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blocksburg, Virginia 24061-0436

Investigated the influence of training on the acquisition and retention of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills by 38 sixth-grade children. Three training methods were compared: precise elaboration, imprecise elaboration, and maintenance rehearsal. Each of these methods was coupled with behavioral training and compared to a no-treatment control condition. Three CPR situations were selected for training: breath and pulse present, breath absent/pulse present, and breath and pulse absent. Data were collected at pretest, post test, and 1-, 3-, and 5-month follow-ups, the dependent variable responses occurring in sequence. Results indicated that children in the three treatment conditions acquired and maintained the CPR responses at a significantly higher level than the control group. Evidence for the potential superiority of the precise elaboration group over the other conditions was provided.

Key words: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; elaboration; maintenance; emergency skills; rehearsal-plus; coping; anxiety reduction.


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