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The questionnaire was distributed via Facebook advertisements (Meta Ads Manager) and administered through SurveyMonkey (February 14\u201328, 2025). Descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Most respondents (Family and Friends) were female (78.8%) and were aged 40\u201349 years. Respondents reported that in\u2010person communication was preferred (67.9%), and 58.5% shared communication responsibilities with patients and hospital staff. However, only 11.2% reported consistent staff communication support, and 5.9% reported reliable device access. Key barriers included lack of independent access to devices (23.5%), poor Wi\u2010Fi (17.5%), and privacy concerns (16.1%). Fewer believed that communication challenges were prioritized equally with physical care (19.1%). Communication gaps were associated with social isolation. Inadequate support increased reported social isolation (odds ratio [OR]\u2009=\u20094.03, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.83\u20138.85), and patients whose communication concerns were not prioritized had greater odds of feeling social isolation (OR\u2009=\u20093.49, 95% CI: 1.12\u201310.83).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Based on family and friends\u2019 reports, communication barriers in hospitals are common, despite patients having active social networks. Limited staff support, challenges with independent device use, and Wi\u2010Fi issues highlight modifiable gaps in hospital communication infrastructure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jhm.70387","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,3]],"date-time":"2026-07-03T09:33:21Z","timestamp":1783071201000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Family and friends perspectives on communication barriers and patient social isolation in Canadian hospitals"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7502-6112","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sama","family":"Amirkhani\u2010Ardeh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Sciences University of Northern British Columbia Prince George British Columbia 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