What we Think About the Do-not-resuscitate Order: Survey Study

Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey1,000 enrolled

Overview

The do not resuscitate (DNR) order is a decision taken by the patient or other people about medical care in the end stages of life to withhold CPR in event of respiratory or cardiac arrest and allow natural death to occur. There is currently no related article of law to DNR order in Turkey. It was aimed to evaluate the health workers(HW) and the non health workers'(NHW) knowledge, attitude, and behavior related to the do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order in Turkey.

The do not resuscitate (DNR) order is a decision taken by the patient or other people about medical care in the end stages of life to withhold CPR in event of respiratory or cardiac arrest and allow natural death to occur. There is currently no related article of law to DNR order in Turkey. A questionnaire with 25 questions has been distributed to health workers and non-health workers. It was aimed to evaluate the health workers(HW) and the non health workers'(NHW) knowledge, attitude, and behavior related to the do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order in Turkey.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,000

Conditions

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults ≥18 years of age * People who are able to complete the questionnaire Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Yadigar Yılmaz

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Health workers' and Non-health workers' knowledge about the DNR order

Rate of DNR order's knowledge

Time frame: 20-30 minutes.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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