Improving Perceptions, Knowledge, and Skills of Bystander CPR and AED use in the Mandarin-Speaking Immigrant…

StudyJournal of immigrant and minority health· Aug 2026

Improving Perceptions, Knowledge, and Skills of Bystander CPR and AED use in the Mandarin-Speaking Immigrant Community.

Jasmine W Jiang, Ethan Wang, Lyric Li … David Yang

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Resuscitation & Cardiac ArrestStudyClinical practiceQ1IF 2.5

All 85 participants passed the cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills assessment after the workshop.

Improving Perceptions, Knowledge, and Skills of Bystander CPR and AED use in the Mandarin-Speaking Immigrant Community.

Jasmine W Jiang … David Yang

Journal of immigrant and minority health · Aug 2026

Background

Approximately 40% of patients receive bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the U.

Methods

Were recruited through collaboration with a Chinese school and church.

n = 85 participants

Results

everyone who took the workshop passed their cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills test

Limited English profic

52%

Never learned CPR

80%

Did not know AED

72%

More results

Of these, 52% reported limited English proficiency, 80% had never learned cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and 72% did not know what an AED looked like.

Post-workshop, participants demonstrated increased knowledge as well as increased willingness to and confidence in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (p < 0.001).

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

This study demonstrates that interactive, Mandarin cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED workshops positively influenced participants' perceptions of bystander interventions and improved their knowledge and skills.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

We propose these language-congruent workshops as a feasible and effective intervention that can be implemented for diverse populations.

Improving Perceptions, Knowledge, and Skills of Bystander CPR and AED use in the Mandarin-Speaking Immigrant Community.

Improving Perceptions, Knowledge, and Skills of Bystander CPR and AED use in the Mandarin-Speaking Immigrant Community.

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