From open to closed: COVID-19 restrictions on previously unrestricted visitation policies in adult intensive care units

S Marmo, KA Milner - American Journal of Critical Care, 2023 - AACN
Background In March 2020, rising numbers of COVID-19 infections contributed to changes
in intensive care unit visitation policies, with some facilities allowing no visitors. Objective To …

[HTML][HTML] An environmental scan of visitation policies in Canadian intensive care units during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

KM Fiest, KD Krewulak, C Hiploylee… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose In response to the rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2, hospitals in Canada enacted
temporary visitor restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19 and preserve personal …

Variation in communication and family visiting policies in intensive care within and between countries during the Covid-19 pandemic: the COVISIT international survey

A Tabah, M Elhadi, E Ballard, A Cortegiani… - Journal of critical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, intensive care units (ICU) introduced
restrictions to in-person family visiting to safeguard patients, healthcare personnel, and …

Impact of restricted visitation policies during COVID-19 on critically ill adults, their families, critical care clinicians, and decision-makers: a qualitative interview study

KM Fiest, KD Krewulak, N Jaworska, KL Spence… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, restricted visitation policies were
enacted at acute care facilities to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and conserve personal …

Evidence-informed consensus statements to guide COVID-19 patient visitation policies: results from a national stakeholder meeting

KM Fiest, KD Krewulak, LC Hernández… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Hospital policies forbidding or limiting families from visiting relatives on the
intensive care unit (ICU) has affected patients, families, healthcare professionals, and …

[HTML][HTML] Conditions and strategies to meet the challenges imposed by the COVID-19-related visiting restrictions in the intensive care unit: a Scandinavian cross …

HI Jensen, E Åkerman, R Lind, HB Alfheim… - Intensive and Critical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To examine conditions and strategies to meet the challenges imposed by the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related visiting restrictions in Scandinavian intensive …

[HTML][HTML] Consequences of visiting restrictions during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An integrative review

K Hugelius, N Harada, M Marutani - International journal of nursing studies, 2021 - Elsevier
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, visiting restrictions of different extents have
been implemented. However, despite the long history of visiting restrictions in health care …

Consequences of visitor restriction policies in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic

K Honarmand, S Mehta - … Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d' …, 2021 - Springer
Being in the intensive care unit (ICU) may be an impersonal, overwhelming, and at times
dehumanizing experience for patients. Critically ill patients experience physical and …

Restricted visitation policies in acute care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

SJ Moss, KD Krewulak, HT Stelfox, SB Ahmed… - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
Background Restricted visitation policies in acute care settings because of the COVID-19
pandemic have negative consequences. The objective of this scoping review is to identify …

Impact of restricted visitation policies during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on communication between critically ill patients, families, and clinicians: a …

KD Krewulak, N Jaworska, KL Spence… - Annals of the …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Restricted visitation policies during the first wave of the coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) pandemic have had a major impact on the ways that intensive care unit (ICU) …