Hospital Visitation Policies During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Hospital Visitation Policies During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

A significant change for patients and families during SARs-CoV-2 has been the restriction of visitors for hospitalized patients. We analyzed SARs-CoV-2 hospital visitation policies and found widespread variation in both development and content. This variation has the potential to engender inequity i...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2021-04, Vol.49 (4), p.516-520
Hauptverfasser: Weiner, Hillary S., Firn, Janice I., Hogikyan, Norman D., Jagsi, Reshma, Laventhal, Naomi, Marks, Adam, Smith, Lauren, Spector-Bagdady, Kayte, Vercler, Christian J., Shuman, Andrew G.
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Sprache:eng
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Brief Report
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Ethics
Family
Health and Hospital Policy
Hospital Administration
Humans
Organizational Policy
Patient Autonomy and Rights
Public Health
SARS-CoV-2
Visitors to Patients
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Zusammenfassung:A significant change for patients and families during SARs-CoV-2 has been the restriction of visitors for hospitalized patients. We analyzed SARs-CoV-2 hospital visitation policies and found widespread variation in both development and content. This variation has the potential to engender inequity in access. We propose guidance for hospital visitation policies for this pandemic to protect, respect, and support patients, visitors, clinicians, and communities.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2020.09.007