| Title |
Perceptions of an open visitation policy by intensive care unit workers
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Annals of Intensive Care, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/2110-5820-3-34 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Fernando José da Silva Ramos, Renata Rego Lins Fumis, Luciano Cesar Pontes Azevedo, Guilherme Schettino |
| Abstract |
An intensive care unit (ICU) admission is a stressful event for the patient and the patient's family. Several studies demonstrated symptoms of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder in family members of patients admitted to ICU. Some studies recognize that the open visitation policy (OVP) is related to a reduction in symptoms of anxiety and depression for the patient and an improvement in family satisfaction. However, some issues have been presented as barriers for the adoption of that strategy. This study was designed to evaluate perceptions of physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists (RTs) of an OVP and to quantify visiting times in a Brazilian private intensive care unit (ICU). |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 14% |
| Australia | 1 | 14% |
| Argentina | 1 | 14% |
| Belgium | 1 | 14% |
| Spain | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 43% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 29% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 145 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 17% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 28 | 19% |
| Unknown | 29 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 45 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 43 | 29% |
| Psychology | 10 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 6 | 4% |
| Unknown | 39 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
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