Objective: to analyze the needs of family members of patients hospitalized for cardiovascular diseases in an intensive care unit. Methods: a cross-sectional study in which the Inventory of Needs and Stressors of Family Members in Intensive Care was applied to 70 family members. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: the needs of family members, according to the importance dimension, presented greater emphasis on the safety domain and lesser on comfort. As for the satisfaction dimension, the overall mean was higher in the safety domain and lower in the proximity domain. Conclusion: family needs presented higher means for satisfaction; safety was the best evaluated domain, and comfort and proximity were the worst. Descriptors: Needs Assessment; Family Relations; Intensive Care Units; Cardiovascular Diseases.Objetivo: analisar as necessidades de familiares de pacientes hospitalizados por doença cardiovascular em unidade de terapia intensiva. Métodos: estudo transversal, em que se aplicou o Inventário das Necessidades e Estressores de Familiares em Terapia Intensiva a 70 familiares. Dados analisados por meio de estatística descritiva. Resultados: as necessidades dos familiares, segundo a dimensão importância, apresentou maior destaque para o domínio segurança e menor para o conforto. Para dimensão satisfação, a média global foi maior no domínio segurança e menor no domínio proximidade. Conclusão: as necessidades de familiares apresentaram médias maiores para importância em relação à satisfação, segurança foi o domínio melhor avaliado, conforto e proximidade foram os piores.
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