Effects of isolation on patients and staff

Carmen Lupión-Mendoza; María J Antúnez-Domínguez; Carmen González-Fernández; Concepción Romero-Brioso; Jesús Rodriguez-Bano

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.01.009

Effects of isolation on patients and staff

Am J Infect Control. 2015 Apr 1;43(4):397-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.01.009. Epub 2015 Feb 24.

Authors

Carmen Lupión-Mendoza¹, María J Antúnez-Domínguez², Carmen González-Fernández², Concepción Romero-Brioso¹, Jesús Rodriguez-Bano³

Affiliations

¹ Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospitales Universitario Virgen Macarena y Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
² Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospitales Universitario Virgen Macarena y Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.
³ Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Microbiología y Medicina Preventiva, Hospitales Universitario Virgen Macarena y Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain; Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain. Electronic address: jesusrb@us.es.

PMID: 25721058
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.01.009

Abstract

A matched case-control study and a qualitative investigation were used to identify adverse events in diverse dimensions associated with isolation. Overall satisfaction with care was similar among patients in isolation, but staff was found to be less responsive. Isolation was also associated with depression, but not with increased anxiety.

Keywords: Adverse effect; Anxiety; Depression; Infection control; Patient care.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anxiety / psychology
Case-Control Studies
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Depression / psychology
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Health Personnel*
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Patient Isolation / psychology*
Patient Satisfaction*
Young Adult