Impact of Visitor Restrictions Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Occurrence of In-Hospital Delirium

Key Points

• To investigate the link between visitor restrictions and in-hospital delirium during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Analyzed occurrence rates of delirium during various visitor restrictions.
• Evaluated different types of visitor policies implemented throughout the pandemic.
• Delirium rates were notably high during the pandemic.
• All types of visitor restrictions correlated with an increase in delirium occurrences.