• Jawaher R Al Ahmadi, Sondos N Aljehani, Lujain M Bahakeem, Bushra A Hijan, Sarah A Mayet, and Yosra A Badahdah.
• Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail. jalahamade@kau.edu.sa.
• Saudi Med J. 2020 Jan 1; 41 (1): 53-58.

ObjectivesTo 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.MethodsA 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.ResultsThe 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 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).ConclusionThere is a lack of knowledge regarding DNR among participants.

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