title: [Visitors' opinion on the system of patient visits in an intensive care unit].
abstract: The objective of this study is to identify whether the current system of visits schedule and patient's information at a Clinical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) satisfy the patient's visitors. To do it, two hundred questionnaires were distributed, during a month, and one hundred and sixty returned. The results showed that 70% of the visitors are satisfied with the current schedule; 67% come in daily; 66% are satisfied with the time they have for visiting, 54% asked for access in out of the current schedule, 69% are satisfied with staff information about patients; 88% of the visitors are patient's relatives. The most frequent suggestion was to increase the visit time at this ICU.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Assistência e Orientação Profissional, Escola de Enfermagem, da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Echer
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Onzi
authors.forename: A de M
authors.initials: Ade M
authors.lastname: da Cruz
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ben
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Bruxel
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001938:Brazil; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014789:Visitors to Patients / Q000523:psychology*