Table 1

"I believe family members or friends have the right to be present in the room while a loved one is undergoing CPR"

36.5% (n = 149) strongly agree, 10.3% (n = 42) agree, 22.4% (n = 90) neither agree nor disagree, 98.8% (n = 37) disagree and 20.6% (n = 84) strongly disagree with this statement. Five respondents answered "I don't know"

"I would want to be in the room with a loved one during CPR"

37.3% (n = 152) strongly agree, 12.0% (n = 49) agree, 12.3% (n = 50) neither agree nor disagree, 8.8% (n = 36) disagree, 28.2% (n = 115) strongly disagree with this statement, and 1.2% (n = 5) don't know

"I would want family/friends with me if I were undergoing CPR"

29.9% (n = 122) strongly agree, 12.3% (n = 50) agree, 17.2% (n = 70) neither agree nor disagree, 8.6% (n = 35) disagree, 29.4% (n = 120) strongly disagree with this statement, and 2.5% (10) don't know

"The presence of family/friends during CPR would benefit the patient"

24.3% (n = 99) strongly agree, 14.2% (n = 58) agree, 19.9% (n = 81) neither agree nor disagree, 13.75% (n = 56) disagree 22.3% (n = 91) strongly disagree with this statement, and 5.4% (n = 22) don't know

"The presence of family/friends during CPR would benefit the family/friends"

23.8% (n = 97) strongly agree, 13.5% (n = 55) agree, 23.5% (n = 96) neither agree nor disagree, 12.5% (n = 51) disagree, 24.9% (n = 99) strongly disagree with this statement, and 2.2% (n = 9) don't know