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Implementing digital devices to maintain family connections during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience of a large academic urban hospital

2023; Elsevier BV; Volume: 55; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jmir.2023.11.004

1939-8654

Genny Ng, Chaitali Desai, Lina Gagliardi, Siobhan Donaghy, Lisa Di Prospero,

Digital Mental Health Interventions

The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown imposed drastic measures at hospitals internationally to rapidly pivot their approaches to patient care. Early on when the pandemic was declared, hospitals responded to local public health restrictions by limiting all non-essential visits for their patients. Digital devices allowed Canadians to remain connected with their friends and families during the imposed isolation restrictions. The aim of this clinical perspective is to share the experience with the immediate implementation of digital connections for patients by exploring the impact as well as to describe key learnings from the initiative.