Objective: To provide clinicians with evidence-based strategies to optimize the support of the
family of critically ill patients in the ICU. Methods: We used the Council of Medical Specialty …

Objective: To determine whether patient-and family-centered care interventions in the ICU
improve outcomes. Data Sources: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL …

Objectives: To synthesize data on outcomes related to patients, family members, and ICU
professionals by comparing flexible versus restrictive visiting policies in ICUs. Data Sources …

Critical illness can be lethal and devastating to survivors. Improvements in acute care have
increased the number of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors. These survivors confront a …

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of an extended visitation model compared with a restricted
visitation model on the occurrence of delirium among ICU patients. Design: Prospective …

Background and objectives Working in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is increasingly complex
and is also physically, cognitively and emotionally demanding. Although the negative …

Purpose To obtain information on how family visitor restriction during the COVID-19
pandemic has impacted the workplace experience of physicians and nurses in the medical …

In the midst of trying to correct organ failures, clinicians may neglect to carefully consider
what the patient is experiencing: to be on the brink of death, be unable to speak, be stripped …

Background Critical illness is distressing for families, and often results in negative effects on
family health that influence a family's ability to support their critically ill family member …

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 …