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Apr 23, 2022 · In western tradition, only early in the 20th century did hospitals begin to allow visitors for paying patients. 1 Fifty years later, after the establishment of newborn intensive care units (NICUs), visitor policies appeared more familiar to those of modern day with limited visiting hours for all patients. 2 Additional restrictions for infection control is an established practice during ...
Oct 27, 2023 · Hospital policy that advocated visiting at the discretion of a unit or ward nurse manager led to variability and perceptions of inequitable access. Restricting family presence in hospitals causes harmful consequences for family members and negatively impacts their ability to cope (Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care, 2021). These ...
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1. What are the impacts of restricted hospital visitation policies due to the COVID-19 pandemic on patients, family members or healthcare professionals of hospitalized patients?2. What approaches have been taken to mitigate the impact on patients, family members, or healthcare professionals?The components of population, exposure, comparator, outcome, study design, and timeframe are as follows: 1. PopulationPatients, family members (i.e., relatives, close friends), or healthcare professionals (e.g., nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists) of adult patients (> 17 years of age, or as defined in the individual study) who were hospital...
We performed systematic searches that were unrestricted by date and language in Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Healthstar, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) database, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Experienced librarians developed (N.D.) and PRESS reviewed (D.L.) all searches that were perfor...
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In another calibration exercise to achieve > 75% inter-rater agreement, we trained the same reviewers from record selection (S.M., M.A., L.H., K.M.) to independently abstract data in duplicate using a standardized form. We abstracted the following data: record identifiers and type (e.g., purpose, sample size, measures), participants (i.e., patients...
Two reviewers (S.M., M.A., L.H., K.M.) independently and in duplicate analyzed data in a two-stage process according to validated guidelines for narrative synthesis of quantitative studies and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies for reviews on health research . Qualitative thematic analysis was performed to compare and contrast findings acro...
- Stephana J. Moss, Karla D. Krewulak, Henry T. Stelfox, Sofia B. Ahmed, Melanie C. Anglin, Sean M. Ba...
- 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in restrictions to visitation for hospitalised patients in order to limit the spread of COVID-19, organise care, and to reduce the use of personal protective equipment.5 6 Given the important role of family visitation and engagement in patient-centred and family-centred care,7 early evidence suggests that restricted visitation policies enacted in hospitals ...
- Stephana J Moss, Henry T Stelfox, Karla D Krewulak, Sofia Ahmed, Melanie C Anglin, Sean M Bagshaw, T...
- 2021
Feb 19, 2021 · They also wrote, “No connection was found between liberal visiting hours and increased infection rates.” Medves is quick to point out, though, the 2009 work shouldn’t be used to shape COVID-19 policy. “This is a very different disease, because this is a community [acquired] disease, not a hospital-based disease,” she says.
Sep 2, 2021 · The Impact of Visitor Restrictions on Patient Care. Policies prohibiting or limiting family members and friends from visiting are meant to address public health and safety issues. However, the ...
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Sep 25, 2020 · At the beginning of the pandemic, most hospitals implemented strict no-visitor rules to curb the spread of COVID-19. A July study, published in The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that out of 48 Michigan hospitals, 39% prohibited visitors without exception and 59% only allowed visitors under “certain ...
