학술논문
COVID‐19 hospital and emergency department visitor policies in the United States: Impact on persons with cognitive or physical impairment or receiving end‐of‐life care
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2688-1152
Abstract
Abstract Objective To characterize the national distribution of COVID‐19 hospital and emergency department visitor restriction policies across the United States, focusing on patients with cognitive or physical impairment or receiving end‐of‐life care. Methods Cross‐sectional study of visitor policies and exceptions, using a nationally representative random sample of EDs and hospitals during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic, by trained study investigators using standardized instrument. Results Of the 352 hospitals studied, 326 (93%) had a COVID‐19 hospital‐wide visitor restriction policy and 164 (47%) also had an ED‐specific policy. Hospital‐wide policies were more prevalent at academic than non‐academic (96% vs 90%; P