Impact of restricted family presence during the COVID-19 pandemic on critically ill patients, families, and critical care clinicians: a qualitative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to synthesize the qualitative evidence on the impacts of COVID-19-related restricted family presence policies from the perspective of patients, families, and healthcare professionals from neonatal (NICU), pediatric (PICU), or adult ICUs.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Databases of Reviews and Clinical Trials, CINAHL, Scopus, PsycINFO, and Web of Science. Two researchers independently reviewed titles/abstracts and full-text articles for inclusion. Thematic analysis was completed following appraising article quality and assessing confidence in the individual review findings using standardized tools.

Results

We synthesized 54 findings from 184 studies, revealing the impacts of these policies in children and adults on: (1) Family integra

SUBMITTER: Krewulak KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11328402 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature