Table 1 Demographic characteristics and experience of “do not resuscitate”
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | Mean = 39.19 (SD = 14.34, range = 20–88) |
Gender | |
Male | 212 (40.46) |
Female | 312 (59.54) |
Job | |
Full-time | 327 (62.40) |
Part-time | 48 (9.16) |
None | 149 (28.44) |
Education | |
None | 11 (2.10) |
Elementary school | 29 (5.53) |
Junior high school | 46 (8.21) |
Senior high school | 99 (18.89) |
College and university | 277 (52.86) |
Postgraduate | 62 (11.83) |
Marriage | |
Single | 222 (42.37) |
Married | 262 (50.00) |
Divorced | 19 (3.63) |
Widowed | 14 (2.67) |
Others | 7 (1.34) |
Self-rated health | |
Very good | 98 (18.70) |
Good | 206 (39.31) |
Usual | 192 (36.64) |
Not good | 20 (3.82) |
Very bad | 8 (1.53) |
Have heard about DNR? | |
Yes | 441 (84.16) |
No | 83 (13.84) |
Have had a DNR order? | |
Yes | 128 (24.43) |
No | 396 (75.57) |
One day, will you accept a DNR order? | |
Definitely yes | 266 (50.76) |
Not sure | 241 (45.99) |
Definitely no | 17 (3.24) |
The appropriate timing of discussing DNR | |
Healthy | 144 (27.48) |
Just been diagnosed | 68 (12.98) |
Disease progressed | 105 (20.04) |
Terminal stage of the disease | 159 (30.34) |
Facing death/dying | 48 (9.16) |
Would you like participate in the DNR discussion? | |
Yes | 499 (95.23) |
No | 25 (4.77) |
Who should make the DNR decision? | |
Self | 186 (35.50) |
Families | 12 (2.29) |
Medical staff | 5 (0.95) |
Self and families | 285 (54.39) |
Self and medical staff | 31 (5.92) |
Self, families, and medical staff | 5 (0.95) |