Healthcare providers' perspectives on family presence during resuscitation in the emergency departments of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Worldwide, policies exist on family presence during resuscitation (FPDR), however, this is still lacking in the Gulf Corporation Countries (GCC) in general and in the Kingdom of Bahrain in particular. The aim of this study is to assess the perspectives of healthcare providers (HP) on FPDR among those working in the emergency departments (EDs) in the Kingdom.

Methods

A self-administered anonymous electronic survey was collected from 146 HPs (emergency physicians and nurses) working in the three major EDs in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Besides demographic data, 18 items measuring HPs' perceptions of FPDR were generated using the 5-point Likert scale.

Results

Surveys (n = 146) from physicians and nurses were analysed (45.9% vs. 54.1%, respectively). There were sig

SUBMITTER: Abuzeyad FH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7460739 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature