Knowledge and attitude toward do-not-resuscitate among patients and their relatives visiting outpatient clinics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

被引：9

作者：

Al Ahmadi, Jawaher R. ^{[1
]}

Aljehani, Sondos N. ^{[1
]}

Bahakeem, Lujain M. ^{[1
]}

Hijan, Bushra A. ^{[1
]}

Mayet, Sarah A. ^{[1
]}

Badahdah, Yosra A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Med, Dept Family Med, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

来源：

SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2020年 / 41卷 / 01期

关键词：

DNR; do not resuscitate; outpatient; knowledge; attitude; Saudi Arabia; CODE STATUS; AWARENESS; ORDERS;

D O I：

10.15537/smj.2020.1.24782

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Objectives: To assess knowledge and attitudes about do not resuscitate (DNR) among patients and their relatives visiting outpatient clinics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted between March and April 2018 with a self-administered questionnaire among patients and their relatives visiting outpatient clinics at KAUH. A systematic random selection of individuals every other day. Results: The questionnaire was filled by 400 participants. Fifty-four percent were patients' relatives, and approximately 60% were female. Out of 105 (26.3%) who were familiar with the DNR term, 44.8% chose the correct definition, 5.2% had previous experience with the DNR term, and 34.3% of them had DNR-related knowledge from social media. Out of the 400 participants, 169 (42.3%) disagreed with DNR. The majority of responders did not know if there is DNR policy or fatwa (a legal opinion on the point of Islamic law). Conclusion: There is a lack of knowledge regarding DNR among participants.

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