Objective
Understanding the doubts expressed by relatives of patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit for more than 24 hours during nursing visits.
Methods
: A prospective cross-sectional study that included 115 family members of patients hospitalized for more than 24 hours in the intensive care unit. The research instrument was a questionnaire applied in three nursing visits.
Results
: The most frequent doubt was about the clinical status, and the average difference between the doubts of the first and the second visit was statistically significant (p = 0.047). The average number of doubts in the first visit was significant when compared with the third (p<0.001).
Conclusion
: The doubts expressed by family members were about the health status, medical conditions and the care provided. The average number of questions was lower in the third nursing visit.
Family; Intensive care units; Professional-family relations; Communication; Questionnaires