Table 2.

Frequency distribution of selected items of EMTs’ attitudes towards FPDR (N = 237)

scale item Standardized attitude score Mean (43.69 ± 19.40).	Strongly disagree/Disagree (points 1–2), N (%)	Don’t know (Points 3), N (%)	Agree/strongly agree (Points 4–5), N (%)
CPR process too distressing for family members.	3 (1.3)	3 (1.3)	231 (97.4)
Family members may interfere on the CPR process	22 (9.3)	9 (3.8)	206 (86.9)
The presence of Family members will prolong CPR and make the decision to stop more difficult.	26 (11.0)	15 (6.2)	196 (82.8)
Emotional stress for EMTs’ is increased by the presence of Family members.	34 (14.3)	12 (5.1)	191 (80.6)
FPDR improves their understanding of CPR.	47 (19.8)	37 (15.6)	153 (64.6)
FPDR allows relatives to ensure that everything has been done.	59 (24.9)	22 (9.3)	156 (65.8)
FPDR makes them more ready to accept the patient’s death and eases the grieving process for the family.	56 (23.6)	31 (13.1)	150 (63.3)