TY - JOUR T1 - Knowledge and attitude toward do-not-resuscitate among patients and their relatives visiting outpatient clinics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 53 LP - 58 DO - 10.15537/smj.2020.1.24782 VL - 41 IS - 1 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 Y1 - 2020/01/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/1/53.abstract N2 - 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. ER -