Patient Experience on a Hospital Oncology Service Before and After Implementation of a No-Visitor Policy During COVID-19

Patient Experience on a Hospital Oncology Service Before and After Implementation of a No-Visitor Policy During COVID-19

Hospital visitor restriction policies prompted by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may lead to a less comfortable or informed inpatient experience for oncology patients admitted for non-COVID-19 conditions. We surveyed oncology inpatients before (n = 47) and after (n = 65) implementation of a no-...

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Main Authors: Kenyon C. Bolton MD, MA, Michael Lawler BS, Jennifer Hauptman MSW, LICSW, Marissa Madden RN, Stephen G. DeVoe MPH, MS, Amanda G. Kennedy PharmD, BCPS, Bradley J. Tomkins MPH, MS, Naomi M. Hodde MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Patient Experience
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735211034620
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Summary:Hospital visitor restriction policies prompted by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may lead to a less comfortable or informed inpatient experience for oncology patients admitted for non-COVID-19 conditions. We surveyed oncology inpatients before (n = 47) and after (n = 65) implementation of a no-visitor policy using a validated questionnaire to measure patient experience. Results revealed no significant difference in the percentage of patients reporting “no problems” ( P < .05) in all questions. Patient experience was not adversely impacted by visitor restrictions enacted in response to COVID-19 on an oncology service, as measured by a questionnaire capturing common concerns among inpatients.
ISSN:2374-3743

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