TY - JOUR AU - Al-Riyami, Hassan AU - Al-Hinai, Ahmed AU - Nadar, Sunil K. PY - 2020/12/28 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Determinants of Provision of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation among the General Public in Oman JF - Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal JA - Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J VL - 20 IS - 4 SE - Brief Communications DO - 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.016 UR - https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/3953 SP - e380-384 AB - <p><strong><em>Objectives: </em></strong>The aim of this study was to determine the factors that affect the provision of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among the general public in Oman. <strong><em>Methods: </em></strong>This was a descriptive crosssectional study performed over a two-month period from November to December 2018 using a questionnaire among the general public with no medical background. <strong><em>Results: </em></strong>A total of 1,080 individuals were included in the study. The median age of the participants was 27 (20–39) years old with 624 (57.8%) male participants. More than half of the participants (52.9%) were willing to perform CPR on a stranger. Lack of knowledge of CPR and a fear that they might cause more harm were the main reasons precluding people from performing CPR. Age, educational status and having attended a CPR course were predictors of willingness to perform CPR. <strong><em>Conclusion: </em></strong>There is a positive attitude towards bystander CPR in Oman among the general public. More education and training opportunities should be made available in workplaces and educational institutions.</p><p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong>Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest; Oman. &nbsp;</p> ER -