ArticleBMC nursing2022
COVID-19 related visiting ban in nursing homes as a source of concern for residents' family members: a cross sectional study.
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- Changes in Federal and State Policies on Visitation Restrictions in Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025Pooled it
- What are the frequent complaints voiced by inpatients and physicians amidst the emerging infectious diseases? - An illustrative instance of the COVID-19.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- The palliative care experience in Irish nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of residents, family, and staff.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Consequences of contact restrictions for long-term care residents during the first months of COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.European journal of ageing · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundVisiting a close relative who resides in a nursing home is an opportunity for family members to extend their caring roles and find reassurance that the older person's life is continuing as well as possible. At the same time, visits allow family members to observe the quality of formal care in the facility. In Finland, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the imposition of visiting bans in nursing homes in March 2020, thereby preventing customary interaction between residents and their family members. The aim of this study is to investigate family members' experiences of the visiting ban and its effects on their concern over the wellbeing of close relatives living in nursing homes.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted to explore family members' self-reported concerns and the factors associated with those concerns. In the context of this unpredictable pandemic, this was considered an appropriate approach, as information at the very beginning of the visiting ban was sought, and causal relations were not investigated. The data consist of a quantitative survey (n = 366) conducted among family members in May-June 2020. Binary logistic regression analyses were performed to explore the association between the independent variables and reported concern.
resultsThe results showed that increased concern was extremely common (79%). The factors associated with this notable increase were adequacy of contact and information, observations of changes in the wellbeing of the relative in question, and doubts over the appropriateness of the visiting restriction.
conclusionsIn light of the findings, care providers should improve their information provision to residents' family members and find new ways of allowing visits to nursing homes in the future in all circumstances.
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