Enhancing CPR Training through Aerobic Exercise
Aerobic Exercise Enhances CPR Training
Abstract
Aerobic exercise is known for its many health benefits, such as improved cardiovascular fitness and weight loss. Interestingly, acute aerobic exercise has been shown to improve learning and cognitive function. However, the relationship between acute aerobic exercise and learning practical cardiorespiratory resuscitation (CPR) has not yet been established. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of acute moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on the learning of CPR knowledge and skills and the effects on the concentration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). A total of 50 participants (mean age: 30.96 + 4.33 years) were randomly assigned to either the exercise or control group. The exercise group completed a 30-minute run on the treadmill at moderate intensity, while the control group rested without any physical activity. Knowledge and acquisition of CPR skills were assessed before and after the intervention. The results revealed a significant difference between the exercise group and the control group immediately post-intervention, accompanied by a notable increase in serum BDNF levels (P < 0.05). The findings suggest that acute aerobic exercise can improve CPR learning, possibly through BDNF-mediated neurobiological mechanisms. This research contributes valuable insight into the effects of exercise on cognition, which in turn has implications for CPR learning programmes to optimise the learning outcome of CPR.
Keywords :
Aerobic exercise; cardiorespiratory resuscitation; learning function,
Abstrak
Latihan aerobik dikenali dengan pelbagai faedah kesihatan, seperti peningkatan kecergasan kardiovaskular dan penurunan berat badan. Menariknya, satu sesi latihan aerobik akut telah terbukti dalam meningkatkan pembelajaran dan fungsi kognitif. Walau bagaimanapun, hubungan antara latihan aerobik secara akut dan resusitasi kardiopulmonari praktikal (CPR) masih belum ditetapkan. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji kesan latihan aerobik akut terhadap pembelajaran pengetahuan dan kemahiran CPR serta kesannya terhadap aras faktor neurotropik yang diperolehi dari otak (BDNF). Sejumlah 50 peserta (umur purata: 30.96 + 4.33 tahun) telah dipilih secara rawak dan dibahagikan kepada kumpulan latihan atau kumpulan kawalan. Kumpulan latihan menjalankan larian pada sawat injak selama 30 minit pada intensiti sederhana, manakala kumpulan kawalan kekal berehat tanpa melakukan sebarang aktiviti fizikal. Pengetahuan dan penguasaan kemahiran CPR dinilai sebelum dan selepas intervensi. Hasil kajian menunjukkan perbezaan yang signifikan dalam semua parameter di antara kumpulan latihan dan kumpulan kawalan selepas intervensi, disertai dengan peningkatan yang ketara dalam aras faktor BDNF serum (P < 0.05). Penemuan ini menunjukkan bahawa senaman aerobik akut dapat meningkatkan pembelajaran CPR, mungkin melalui mekanisme neurobiologi yang dimediasi oleh BDNF. Penyelidikan ini memberikan gambaran berharga tentang kesan senaman terhadap kognitif, yang seterusnya mempunyai implikasi untuk program pembelajaran CPR bagi mengoptimumkan hasil pembelajaran CPR.
Kata Kunci :
Bantuan penyelamatan kardiorespiratori; fungsi kognitif; fungsi pembelajaran; senaman aerobik,
Correspondance Address
Amilia Aminuddin. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +603-91458606 Email: amilia@ppukm.ukm.edu.my
