Table 1: The characteristics and the main findings of the reviewed studies.
Study |
Methodology |
The Main Finding |
The Barriers to Family Presence during CPR Procedure |
Number of Participants |
Location |
Zali, et al. (2017) [12] |
Descriptive-analytical |
62.5% of nurses believed that family presence during CPR procedure is harmful. |
Family members becoming distressed, family members interfering with the CPR procedure |
178 |
Tabriz |
Esmaeli Abdar, et al. (2016) [9] |
Descriptive-analytical |
The nurses stated that they had a neutral view about the presence of family members during CPR procedure. |
Increased stress among CPR team members, difficulty around stopping CPR procedure in futile situations during family presence, the possibility of legal problems |
303 |
Kerman |
Rafiei, et al. (2018) [19] |
Descriptive-analytical |
The nurses stated that they had a neutral view about the presence of family members during CPR procedure. |
- |
150 |
Qazvin |
Dabiriyan, et al. (2010) [17] |
Descriptive-analytical |
57% of nurses believed that family presence during CPR procedure is harmful. |
- |
120 |
Tehran |
Taraghi, et al. (2013) [14] |
Descriptive-analytical |
80% of nurses believed that family presence during CPR procedure is harmful. |
Family members interfering with the CPR procedure |
200 |
Mazandaran |
Golestani, et al. (2017) [10] |
Descriptive-analytical |
Results in nurse samples: In The nurses stated that they had a neutral view about the presence of family members during CPR procedure. |
- |
269 |
Gilan |