TY - JOUR
T1 - The Impact of Parental Presence Restrictions on Canadian Parents in the NICU During COVID-19
T2 - A National Survey
AU - Campbell-Yeo, Marsha
AU - Dol, Justine
AU - McCulloch, Holly
AU - Hughes, Brianna
AU - Hundert, Amos
AU - Bacchini, Fabiana
AU - Whitehead, Leah
AU - Afifi, Jehier
AU - Alcock, Lynsey
AU - Bishop, Tanya
AU - Dorling, Jon
AU - Earle, Rebecca
AU - Elliott Rose, Annette
AU - Inglis, Darlene
AU - Leighton, Carye
AU - MacRae, Gail
AU - Melanson, Andrea
AU - Simpson, C. David
AU - Smit, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: All phases of this study were supported by Nova Scotia COVID-19 Health Research Coalition.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - 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 Intensive Care Units (NICUs). A co-designed online survey was conducted targeting parents (n = 235) of infants admitted to a Canadian NICU from March 1, 2020, until March 5, 2021. Parents completed the survey from 38 Canadian NICUs. Large variation in the severity of policies regarding parental presence was reported. Most respondents (68.9%) were classified as experiencing high restrictions, with one or no support people allowed in the NICU, and felt that policies were less easy to understand, felt less valued and respected, and found it more challenging to access medicine or health care. Parents reported gaps in care related to self-care, accessibility, and mental health outcomes. There is significant variation in parental restrictions implemented across Canadian NICUs. National guidelines are needed to support consistent and equitable care practices.
AB - 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 Intensive Care Units (NICUs). A co-designed online survey was conducted targeting parents (n = 235) of infants admitted to a Canadian NICU from March 1, 2020, until March 5, 2021. Parents completed the survey from 38 Canadian NICUs. Large variation in the severity of policies regarding parental presence was reported. Most respondents (68.9%) were classified as experiencing high restrictions, with one or no support people allowed in the NICU, and felt that policies were less easy to understand, felt less valued and respected, and found it more challenging to access medicine or health care. Parents reported gaps in care related to self-care, accessibility, and mental health outcomes. There is significant variation in parental restrictions implemented across Canadian NICUs. National guidelines are needed to support consistent and equitable care practices.
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U2 - 10.1177/10748407221114326
DO - 10.1177/10748407221114326
M3 - Article
C2 - 35915967
AN - SCOPUS:85135360638
SN - 1074-8407
JO - Journal of Family Nursing
JF - Journal of Family Nursing
ER -
