PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jawaher R. Al Ahmadi
AU  - Sondos N. Aljehani
AU  - Lujain M. Bahakeem
AU  - Bushra A. Hijan
AU  - Sarah A. Mayet
AU  - Yosra A. Badahdah
TI  - Knowledge and attitude toward do-not-resuscitate among patients and their relatives visiting outpatient clinics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2020.1.24782
DP  - 2020 Jan 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 53--58
VI  - 41
IP  - 1
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/1/53.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/1/53.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2020 Jan 01; 41
AB  - 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.