ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Long-term effects of flexible visitation in the intensive care unit on family members’ mental health: 12-month results from a randomized clinical trial
Primary result · Post-traumatic stress symptoms prevalenceResult — go to the resultAdjusted prevalence ratio 0.91 95% CI 0.85–0.98Authors' conclusion
Flexible ICU visitation, compared to the restrictive visitation, was associated with a significant reduction in the 1-year prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms in family members.
Study context
- Population
- Family members of critically ill patients in 36 Brazilian intensive care unit (ICUs)family members analysed
- Participants
- 519 members
- Comparison
- Flexible ICU visitation vs restrictive visitation
- Flexible visitationn = 288
- Restrictive visitationn = 231reference
- Primary endpoint
- Prevalence of post-traumatic stress (Impact Event Scale-6), anxiety and depression symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale)
- Follow-up
- 12 months after patient discharge from the ICU
Methodological details36 ICUs
- 36 ICUs
Primary result
Post-traumatic stress symptoms prevalence · 12 months
Adjusted prevalence ratio
0.91
95% CI 0.85–0.98
P = 0.01
By group
Flexible visitation vs Restrictive visitation
aPR 0.91 (95% CI 0.85–0.98); P = 0.01
As reported in the abstract
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Original publication
Long-term effects of flexible visitation in the intensive care unit on family members’ mental health: 12-month results from a randomized clinical trial. Intensive Care Med. Published 22 August 2024. doi:10.
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