Background: Despite their broad commitment to family-centred care, children's hospitals and
associated pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) restricted family presence during the …

Advancing Family Presence Policies and Practices in the Canadian Health and Care Context:
COVID-19 and Beyond Page 1 14 Healthcare Quarterly Vol.24 No.1 2021 Abstract With the …

Introduction During the pandemic many Canadian hospitals made significant changes to
their 'open family presence'and 'visitor policies' to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by …

After complying with pandemic-related regulatory interventions and imposing access
restrictions to patient family members, leaders at Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical …

Background Family visitation in intensive care units (ICU) has been impacted by the severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic. While studies report on …

With the advent of COVID-19, many hospitals changed their 'visiting'policies to protect staff
and patients. Rather than welcoming families as partners in care, family presence was …

The purpose of this research was to explore parental perspectives on the impact of parent
restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic across Canadian Neonatal …

Objectives: To conduct a needs assessment with families and their healthcare team to
understand the impact of restrictive family presence policies in the neonatal intensive care …

Background: Person and Family Centered Care (PFCC) has demonstrated important
contributions to health care outcomes. However, in response to the need for safety due to …

Family engagement is a key component of high-quality critical care, with known benefits for
patients, care teams, and family members themselves. The COVID-19 pandemic led to rapid …