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

ABSTRACT:

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 impacts of restricted visitation policies in acute care settings, and describe perspectives and mitigation approaches among patients, families, and healthcare professionals.

Methods

We searched Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Healthstar, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials on January 01/2021, unrestricted, for published primary research records reporting any study design. We included secondary (e.g., reviews) and non-research records (e.g., commentaries), and performed manual searches in web-based resources. We excluded records that did not report primary data. Two reviewers independent

SUBMITTER: Moss SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8465762 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature