“Doing extra work and not getting extra help”: the burden of work generated to manage the “no visitors” policy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada
The denial of caregivers' entry into hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic undermined their value as essential care partners, despite their contributions to patient care. Unintended consequences of such public health policy, including the generation of burdensome work to manage and work around it for all involved, must therefore be more carefully considered for future pandemic preparedness.
Authors
- Terence Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1735-7298)
- Danielle Jacobson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7792-8099)
- Arija Birze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1988-8383)
- Walter P. Wodchis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2494-7031)
- Mehdi Ammi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8409-3309)
- Kerry Kuluski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6377-6653)
- Sara J. T. Guilcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9552-9139)
- Elizabeth Mansfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4291-0152)
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Trillium Health Centre (CA)
- Carleton University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1632828
- Primary Topic
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00