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Flexible ICU visitation improves caregiver experience: a two-phase intervention study in an Australian Quaternary Centre

2025-09-23

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: Restrictive bedside visitation rules in our 48‑bed adult ICU generated persistent negative feedback from caregivers during end-of-life care (EOLC) follow‑up calls. Flexible visiting has been shown to improve patient and caregiver-centred outcomes in critical care, but staff perceptions of obstacles to work and an increased workload make implementation difficult. <h4>Methods:...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7169408/v1

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