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Perceived Consequences of COVID-19 Restrictive Visitation Policy on Family Members at Rural Hospitals in Vhembe District: A Qualitative Study

From a public health standpoint, a stringent visitation policy was necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it had unforeseen communicative and emotional health consequences for family members. This study explored family members’ experiences regarding implementing a restricted visitation policy w...

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Autores principales: Maputle, Maria Sonto, Mbedzi, Takalani, Maluleke, Mary, Netshikweta, Mutshinyalo Lizzy, Ramathuba, Dorah Ursula, Raliphaswa, Ndidzulafhi Selina, Luhalima, Takalani Rhoda, Mulondo, Seani Adrinah, Malwela, Thivhulawi, Tshililo, Azwidihwi Rose, Mafumo, Julia Langanani, Shilubane, Nwamuhohova Hilda, Ndou, Nthomeni Dorah, Netshisaulu, Khathutshelo Grace
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10594422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37873824
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep13040117
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author Maputle, Maria Sonto
Mbedzi, Takalani
Maluleke, Mary
Netshikweta, Mutshinyalo Lizzy
Ramathuba, Dorah Ursula
Raliphaswa, Ndidzulafhi Selina
Luhalima, Takalani Rhoda
Mulondo, Seani Adrinah
Malwela, Thivhulawi
Tshililo, Azwidihwi Rose
Mafumo, Julia Langanani
Shilubane, Nwamuhohova Hilda
Ndou, Nthomeni Dorah
Netshisaulu, Khathutshelo Grace
author_facet Maputle, Maria Sonto
Mbedzi, Takalani
Maluleke, Mary
Netshikweta, Mutshinyalo Lizzy
Ramathuba, Dorah Ursula
Raliphaswa, Ndidzulafhi Selina
Luhalima, Takalani Rhoda
Mulondo, Seani Adrinah
Malwela, Thivhulawi
Tshililo, Azwidihwi Rose
Mafumo, Julia Langanani
Shilubane, Nwamuhohova Hilda
Ndou, Nthomeni Dorah
Netshisaulu, Khathutshelo Grace
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description From a public health standpoint, a stringent visitation policy was necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it had unforeseen communicative and emotional health consequences for family members. This study explored family members’ experiences regarding implementing a restricted visitation policy when a patient was admitted with COVID-19 at public hospitals in the Vhembe district. Researchers used an exploratory, descriptive, and contextual qualitative technique. Twelve family members made up the population. Unstructured telephone interviews were used to obtain the data, and open coding was used to analyse data. Ethics were consistently followed. Before taking part, participants provided verbal informed consent, acknowledging that they could withdraw from the study if necessary. Three themes emerged: inadequate measures for temporary communication channels and techniques, the mental health effects of COVID-19 admission, and poor/lack of standardised visitation policy during the COVID 19-pandemic. There was a need to balance safety from contracting COVID-19 infection and promoting family-centred care. Virtual visits through telecommunication solutions could reduce fear and anxiety as the family could be updated on the progress of the hospitalised relative. Alternatively, hospital managers must allocate a dedicated person in the unit to update families when they call and enquire about the conditions.
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spelling pubmed-105944222023-10-25 Perceived Consequences of COVID-19 Restrictive Visitation Policy on Family Members at Rural Hospitals in Vhembe District: A Qualitative Study Maputle, Maria Sonto Mbedzi, Takalani Maluleke, Mary Netshikweta, Mutshinyalo Lizzy Ramathuba, Dorah Ursula Raliphaswa, Ndidzulafhi Selina Luhalima, Takalani Rhoda Mulondo, Seani Adrinah Malwela, Thivhulawi Tshililo, Azwidihwi Rose Mafumo, Julia Langanani Shilubane, Nwamuhohova Hilda Ndou, Nthomeni Dorah Netshisaulu, Khathutshelo Grace Nurs Rep Article From a public health standpoint, a stringent visitation policy was necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it had unforeseen communicative and emotional health consequences for family members. This study explored family members’ experiences regarding implementing a restricted visitation policy when a patient was admitted with COVID-19 at public hospitals in the Vhembe district. Researchers used an exploratory, descriptive, and contextual qualitative technique. Twelve family members made up the population. Unstructured telephone interviews were used to obtain the data, and open coding was used to analyse data. Ethics were consistently followed. Before taking part, participants provided verbal informed consent, acknowledging that they could withdraw from the study if necessary. Three themes emerged: inadequate measures for temporary communication channels and techniques, the mental health effects of COVID-19 admission, and poor/lack of standardised visitation policy during the COVID 19-pandemic. There was a need to balance safety from contracting COVID-19 infection and promoting family-centred care. Virtual visits through telecommunication solutions could reduce fear and anxiety as the family could be updated on the progress of the hospitalised relative. Alternatively, hospital managers must allocate a dedicated person in the unit to update families when they call and enquire about the conditions. MDPI 2023-10-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10594422/ /pubmed/37873824 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep13040117 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Maputle, Maria Sonto
Mbedzi, Takalani
Maluleke, Mary
Netshikweta, Mutshinyalo Lizzy
Ramathuba, Dorah Ursula
Raliphaswa, Ndidzulafhi Selina
Luhalima, Takalani Rhoda
Mulondo, Seani Adrinah
Malwela, Thivhulawi
Tshililo, Azwidihwi Rose
Mafumo, Julia Langanani
Shilubane, Nwamuhohova Hilda
Ndou, Nthomeni Dorah
Netshisaulu, Khathutshelo Grace
Perceived Consequences of COVID-19 Restrictive Visitation Policy on Family Members at Rural Hospitals in Vhembe District: A Qualitative Study
title Perceived Consequences of COVID-19 Restrictive Visitation Policy on Family Members at Rural Hospitals in Vhembe District: A Qualitative Study
title_full Perceived Consequences of COVID-19 Restrictive Visitation Policy on Family Members at Rural Hospitals in Vhembe District: A Qualitative Study
title_fullStr Perceived Consequences of COVID-19 Restrictive Visitation Policy on Family Members at Rural Hospitals in Vhembe District: A Qualitative Study
title_full_unstemmed Perceived Consequences of COVID-19 Restrictive Visitation Policy on Family Members at Rural Hospitals in Vhembe District: A Qualitative Study
title_short Perceived Consequences of COVID-19 Restrictive Visitation Policy on Family Members at Rural Hospitals in Vhembe District: A Qualitative Study
title_sort perceived consequences of covid-19 restrictive visitation policy on family members at rural hospitals in vhembe district: a qualitative study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10594422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37873824
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep13040117
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