Long-term effects of flexible visitation in the intensive care unit on family members’ mental health: 12-month results from a randomized clinical trial

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• What: This study aimed to assess the effects of flexible ICU visitation, compared to restrictive visitation, on the one-year prevalences of post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms among family members of critically ill patients. Briefly, this trial compared a flexible visitation model in ICU (12 hours per day) with the usual restrictive visitation model (median of 1.5 hours) in 36 Brazilian ICUs. Family members participating in the study were recruited from the available telephone contacts in the ICU Visits study database, and the consent process was conducted via phone call. Of these, 288 from . . .
  

   

  

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