COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask …

K Escandón, AL Rasmussen, II Bogoch… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Scientists across disciplines, policymakers, and journalists have voiced frustration at the
unprecedented polarization and misinformation around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of hospital visitor policies on patients, their visitors, and health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

AN Iness, JO Abaricia, W Sawadogo, CM Iness… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Health care policymaking during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has questioned the precedent of restricting hospital visitors. We …

[HTML][HTML] α1-Antitrypsin deficiency and the risk of COVID-19: an urgent call to action

C Yang, KR Chapman, A Wong, M Liu - The Lancet Respiratory …, 2021 - thelancet.com
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Voices from the pandemic: a qualitative study of family experiences and suggestions regarding the care of critically ill patients

SJ Hochendoner, TH Amass, JR Curtis… - Annals of the …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Intensive care unit (ICU) visitation restrictions during the coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) pandemic have drastically reduced family-engaged care. Understanding the …

Why and how to open intensive care units to family visits during the pandemic

G Mistraletti, A Giannini, G Gristina, P Malacarne… - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
Since the lockdown because of the pandemic, family members have been prohibited from
visiting their loved ones in hospital. While it is clearly complicated to implement protocols for …

Improving family access to dying patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Downar, M Kekewich - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2021 - thelancet.com
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publishing. service. gov. uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file …

The impact of COVID‐19 on patient engagement in the health system: Results from a Pan‐Canadian survey of patient, family and caregiver partners

L Tripp, M Vanstone, C Canfield, M Leslie… - Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The COVID‐19 pandemic has had an impact on all aspects of the health
system. Little is known about how the activities and experiences of patient, family and …

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 …

“Caregiving is like on the job training but nobody has the manual”: Canadian caregivers' perceptions of their roles within the healthcare system

S Law, I Ormel, S Babinski, K Kuluski… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Stepping into the role of an unpaid caregiver to offer help is often considered a
natural expectation of family members or friends. In Canada, such contributions are …