Study participant characteristics (n=27)
| Age (years) | Range | 21–90 |
| Median | 50 | |
| Gender (n) | Male | 4 |
| Female | 22 | |
| Gender diverse | 1 | |
| Ethnicity (n) | NZ European | 20 |
| Māori | 3 | |
| European (other) | 3 | |
| Pacific Islands | 1 | |
| Interviews (n) | Family members | 20 |
| Clinicians (nurses or physicians) | 7 |
Four themes were generated: patient safety—(re)defining the ‘Visitor’; the primacy of SARS-CoV-2—patient safety and negotiating risk; dying alone—enduring harms; and agency, strategies and workarounds.
NZ, New Zealand.