Physician perceptions of restrictive visitor policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Department of Supportive Care (Wentlandt, Wolofsky, Weiss, Hurlburt, Zimmerman), University Health Network; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Wentlandt, Weiss, Isenberg), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Wolofsky, Hurlburt), University of Toronto; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Fan), University of Toronto; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine (Zimmermann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa (Isenberg); Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg), Ottawa, Ont.

Department of Supportive Care (Wentlandt, Wolofsky, Weiss, Hurlburt, Zimmerman), University Health Network; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Wentlandt, Weiss, Isenberg), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Wolofsky, Hurlburt), University of Toronto; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Fan), University of Toronto; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine (Zimmermann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa (Isenberg); Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg), Ottawa, Ont.

Department of Supportive Care (Wentlandt, Wolofsky, Weiss, Hurlburt, Zimmerman), University Health Network; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Wentlandt, Weiss, Isenberg), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Wolofsky, Hurlburt), University of Toronto; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Fan), University of Toronto; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine (Zimmermann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa (Isenberg); Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg), Ottawa, Ont.

Department of Supportive Care (Wentlandt, Wolofsky, Weiss, Hurlburt, Zimmerman), University Health Network; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Wentlandt, Weiss, Isenberg), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Wolofsky, Hurlburt), University of Toronto; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Fan), University of Toronto; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine (Zimmermann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa (Isenberg); Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg), Ottawa, Ont.

Department of Supportive Care (Wentlandt, Wolofsky, Weiss, Hurlburt, Zimmerman), University Health Network; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Wentlandt, Weiss, Isenberg), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Wolofsky, Hurlburt), University of Toronto; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Fan), University of Toronto; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine (Zimmermann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa (Isenberg); Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg), Ottawa, Ont.

Department of Supportive Care (Wentlandt, Wolofsky, Weiss, Hurlburt, Zimmerman), University Health Network; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Wentlandt, Weiss, Isenberg), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Wolofsky, Hurlburt), University of Toronto; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Fan), University of Toronto; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine (Zimmermann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa (Isenberg); Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg), Ottawa, Ont.

Department of Supportive Care (Wentlandt, Wolofsky, Weiss, Hurlburt, Zimmerman), University Health Network; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Wentlandt, Weiss, Isenberg), University of Toronto; Department of Medicine (Wolofsky, Hurlburt), University of Toronto; Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Fan), University of Toronto; Division of Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine (Zimmermann), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa (Isenberg); Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg), Ottawa, Ont.