ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Family presence policy and waiting room conditions in Japanese intensive care units: A multicentre questionnaire survey
Authors' conclusion
Most ICUs in Japan restricted family visiting hours to several hours in the afternoon and limited the number of family members at the same time. Moreover, family waiting rooms often lack essential amenities and do not sufficiently protect privacy.
Study context
- Population
- Tertiary medical centres in Japan (intensive care unit (ICUs))of 292 centres contacted
- Participants
- 151 centres
- Outcome
- Status of family presence policies and waiting room conditions in Japanese ICUs
Methodological detailsmulticentre, questionnaire survey, postal and web-based, 12 questions on institutional characteristics, family presence policies and waiting room facilities
- Multicentre
- Questionnaire survey
- Postal and web-based
- 12 questions on institutional characteristics, family presence policies and waiting room facilities
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Family presence policies and waiting room conditions
- Responded
- 151 (51.7%)
- Restricted family visiting hours (typically several hours in the afternoon; limited number of family members at the same time)
- 120 (79.5%)
- Family waiting rooms for ICUs
- 144 (95.4%)
- Waiting rooms with tables
- 76.4%
- Waiting rooms with chairs
- 96.5%
- Books and magazines
- 13.9%
- Napping areas
- 10.4%
- Cooking facilities
- 3.5%
- Shower rooms
- 2.1%
- Refrigerators
- 0.7%
- Adequate privacy in waiting rooms
- 47 (32.6%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Policies and waiting room conditions by number of ICU beds
- No significant differences by number of ICU beds, except location of the family waiting room
Original publication
Family presence policy and waiting room conditions in Japanese intensive care units: A multicentre questionnaire survey. Crit Care. Published 4 July 2025. doi:10.
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