Table 3.

ICU practitioners’ perspectives about the initiatives

	Open visitation policy		Communication board
	N= 52	%	N= 52	%
Preference for the initiative
Strongly agree	9	17.3	19	38
Somewhat agree	11	21.2	16	32
Neutral	10	19.2	13	26
Somewhat disagree	12	23.1	1	2
Strongly disagree	10	19.2	1	2
N/A	0	-	2	-
Communication with family improves
Strongly agree	8	15.4	8	15.7
Somewhat agree	14	26.9	16	31.4
Neutral	14	26.9	15	29.4
Somewhat disagree	9	17.3	8	15.7
Strongly disagree	7	13.5	4	7.8
N/A	0	-	1	-
Patient care improves
Strongly agree	3	5.8	7	13.5
Somewhat agree	9	17.3	11	21.1
Neutral	21	40.4	15	28.9
Somewhat disagree	12	23.1	14	26.9
Strongly disagree	7	13.5	5	9.6
Beneficial for ICU
Strongly agree	5	9.8	10	19.2
Somewhat agree	12	23.5	21	40.4
Neutral	13	25.5	11	21.2
Somewhat disagree	15	29.4	7	13.5
Strongly disagree	6	11.8	3	5.8
N/A	1	-	0	-
Beneficial for patients
Strongly agree	9	17.3	11	21.6
Somewhat agree	17	32.7	20	39.2
Neutral	11	21.2	12	23.5
Somewhat disagree	11	21.2	5	9.8
Strongly disagree	4	7.7	3	5.9
N/A	0	-	1	-
Beneficial for families
Strongly agree	14	26.9	8	15.7
Somewhat agree	19	36.5	30	58.8
Neutral	12	23.1	9	17.7
Somewhat disagree	4	7.7	2	3.9
Strongly disagree	3	5.8	2	3.9
N/A	0	-	1	-
More work for staff
Strongly agree	13	25.5	3	5.8
Somewhat agree	13	25.5	16	30.8
Neutral	15	29.4	10	19.2
Somewhat disagree	7	13.7	16	30.8
Strongly disagree	3	5.9	7	13.5
N/A	1	-	0	-

ICU: Intensive Care Unit. N/A responses were excluded from the frequency calculations.