TY - JOUR
AU - Eshun, Edwin
AU - Welch, Killian
AU - Britton, Hannah
AU - Mayer, Victoria
AU - Morrice, Fay
AU - Ogilvie, Charlotte
AU - Page, Helen
AU - Pridmore, Jessie
AU - FitzGerald, Alasdair
PY - 2024
DA - December
TI - Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Restrictions for Inpatients with Aphasia and Associated Cognitive Dysfunction: Lessons Learned from Patient Detention
JO - COVID
EP - 1959
VL - 4
IS - 12
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/covid4120137
AB - We describe two patients with a recent stroke or traumatic brain injury associated with aphasia and cognitive impairment who required detention (under the Mental Health Act) as well as some form of restraint during their inpatient rehabilitation. Each of these episodes of care occurred early into the COVID-19 pandemic and we speculate that the detention (and restraint) was attributable, at least in part, to the difficulty in comprehending COVID-19-related changes in patterns of staff interaction and the mandated social and visiting restrictions. We reflect on the impact of these restrictions on the need for detention and how these factors could have been mitigated through speech and language therapist (SLT) and broader multidisciplinary team (MDT) intervention.
PB - MDPI
UR - https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/14067
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Hospital care
ER