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Compare visitor preferences and the perceived effects of hospital visits between patients in a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) and those in a cardiac step down unit (SDU).

December 1, 2009Progress in Cardiovascular NursingOpen Access

Visiting Preferences of Cardiovascular Patients

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DCDiane L. CarrollMassachusetts General Hospital CGColleen E. GonzalezUniversidad del Desarrollo

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Comparative survey reveals distinct visitation preferences between intensive care and step-down cardiac patients, suggesting hospital policies should accommodate acuity-specific needs.

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Compare visitor preferences and the perceived effects of hospital visits between patients in a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) and those in a cardiac step down unit (SDU).
Administered the "Patient's Perception of Visits in the Hospital" questionnaire to a convenience sample of hospitalized cardiovascular patients.
Evaluated 63 CICU patients (mean age 61.2 ± 14.4 years; 21 males, 41 females) and 61 SDU patients (mean age 67.9 ± 14.4 years; 46 males, 15 females).
CICU patients placed significantly higher value on visitors for interpreting information (P < .02), providing calming support (P < .05), communicating with staff (P < .01), assisting with care (P < .001), and reinforcing treatments (P = .004), while worrying more about visitor travel (P < .025).
SDU patients perceived visitors as significantly more disruptive to rest (P < .001) and reported that visits intensified pain (P = .008), though total stressor scores did not differ between units.
Across both units, the majority of patients preferred unlimited visiting hours, up to three visitors at a time, and restrictions on child visitors.

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Carroll et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a85d19729c064ccb286cce4 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7117.2009.00053.x

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Comparative survey reveals distinct visitation preferences between intensive care and step-down cardiac patients, suggesting hospital policies should accommodate acuity-specific needs.

Visiting Preferences of Cardiovascular Patients

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Visiting Preferences of Cardiovascular Patients

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