Paramedics’ perspectives of the community paramedic role in Ontario

International Paramedic Practice Pub Date : 2023-02-02 DOI:10.12968/ippr.2023.13.1.18

Gina Agarwal, Melissa Pirrie, Ricardo Angeles, Francine Marzanek, Amelia Keenan, Brent McLeod, Krista Cockerell, Buck Reed

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Background: Community paramedicine (CP) expands the paramedic role to emergency call prevention, yet little research has examined paramedics’ perspectives of CP. Aims: This study sought to explore paramedics’ views regarding the CP role and training. Methods: A cross-sectional, web-based survey of Ontario paramedics measured perceptions, support and interest in CP. Descriptive and regression analyses were conducted. Findings Of the 452 participants, 57.5% were male, 43.6% primary care paramedics and 33.0% had a history of being on modified duty. Paramedics perceived CP to include treat-and-release (85.4%), community resource referrals (79.0%), expanded skills (77.9%), community education (75.9%) and follow-up (73.7%). Most were supportive (82.8%) and interested in participating (72.3%). Interest in training was lower in respondents with 20 or more years of service and higher in those with a history of modified duty ( p<0.05). Conclusion: Paramedics are aware the CP role has multiple functions and are supportive and interested in CP. This study has implications for services as CP expands globally.

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护理人员对安大略省社区护理人员角色的看法

背景:社区护理医学(Community paramedicine, CP)将护理人员的角色扩展到预防紧急呼叫，但很少有研究考察护理人员对社区护理角色的看法。目的:本研究旨在探讨护理人员对社区护理角色和培训的看法。方法:对安大略省护理人员进行基于网络的横断面调查，测量他们对CP的认知、支持和兴趣。进行描述性和回归分析。结果在452名参与者中，57.5%为男性，43.6%为初级保健护理人员，33.0%有变更值勤史。护理人员认为CP包括治疗和释放(85.4%)、社区资源转介(79.0%)、扩展技能(77.9%)、社区教育(75.9%)和随访(73.7%)。大多数人支持(82.8%)和有兴趣参与(72.3%)。服务年限在20年及以上的被调查者对培训的兴趣较低，有变更职务史的被调查者对培训的兴趣较高(p < 0.05)。结论:护理人员意识到CP角色具有多种功能，并且对CP具有支持和兴趣。随着CP在全球范围内的扩展，本研究对服务具有启示意义。

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