Family member experience with restricted family presence in Canadian PICUs: an interpretive descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We performed this study to explore family member experiences with restrictions to family presence during their child's PICU admission, leveraging the unique context of the COVID-19 pandemic to aid in future ethical and informed decision-making.

Methods

Qualitative interpretive descriptive study with family members of Canadian PICU patients admitted from March 2020 to April 2021 who experienced restricted family presence (RFP) policies. Respondents were purposively sampled for demographic-based maximum variation.We generated themes through inductive thematic analysis of open-ended interviews.

Results

Fourteen parental figures from five regions across Canada participated. We identified four themes associated with the lived experience and impact of the restrictio

SUBMITTER: Foster JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11604798 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature