Objectives: To synthesize data on outcomes related to patients, family members, and ICU
professionals by comparing flexible versus restrictive visiting policies in ICUs. Data Sources …

Admission to intensive care units is potentially stressful and usually goes together with
disruption in physiological and emotional function of the patient. The role of the families in …

Patient-centered care is both a goal in itself and a tool for enhancing health outcomes. The
application of patient-centered care in health care services globally however is diverse. This …

Visitation to the intensive care unit (ICU) has been discussed and debated since the creation
of the first ICUs in the 1950s in Europe 1 and the United States (US). 2 The past 60 years of …

Objective Open visitation in adult intensive care units has been associated with improved
family and patient outcomes. However, worldwide adoption of this practice has been slow …

Aims: hospitalization in Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) is always along with stress for the patients.
As stress in healthy people can cause increase in heartbeat, cardiac output and blood …

Aim This study aimed to investigate family members' beliefs and attitudes towards the
visiting policies of intensive care units (ICUs). Design It employed a descriptive cross …

The study aimed to explore the conditions that accompany conflict of conscience
experienced by nurses in intensive care units. A qualitative approach guided the study …

Background Weaning the patient from mechanical ventilation (MV) is one of the common
treatments in intensive care units (ICU). Among the factors that can complicate the weaning …

Background Today, critical care visitation is considered an important aspect of patient‐
centred care and its positive effects on patients and their relatives have been demonstrated …