Supporting the Bereaved in the COVID-19 Era: A Scoping Review of Interventions.
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| Title: | Supporting the Bereaved in the COVID-19 Era: A Scoping Review of Interventions. |
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| Authors: | Mueller, Heidi1 (AUTHOR), Corless, Inge B.2 (AUTHOR), Bell, Jessica G.2 (AUTHOR), Smeding, Ruthmarijke3 (AUTHOR), Anewalt, Patricia4 (AUTHOR), Kerslake, Debbie5 (AUTHOR), Lee, Geok Ling6 (AUTHOR), Cox, Gerry7 (AUTHOR), Papadatou, Danai8 (AUTHOR), Penny, Alison9 (AUTHOR), Becker, Carl B.10 (AUTHOR), Connor, Stephen R.11 (AUTHOR) sconnor@thewhpca.org |
| Source: | Omega: Journal of Death & Dying. Mar2026, Vol. 92 Issue 4, p1882-1902. 21p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Policy sciences, *COVID-19 pandemic, CINAHL database, Bereavement, Systematic reviews, MEDLINE, Social support, Online information services, Psychology information storage & retrieval systems |
| Abstract: | People whose family member(s) friend(s) have died from COVID-19 or other causes have been deeply affected by the physical and social restrictions imposed during the pandemic. These limitations have affected end-of-life care and support for the bereaved. The purpose of this review is to identify: the published studies of evaluated programs about interventions for people who have experienced bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to develop recommendations for researchers and policy makers. Using scoping review methodology, a literature review was undertaken for articles published from January 1, 2020 through February 28, 2023 to identify interventions shown to be beneficial to people who have experienced the death of loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. The search yielded 1588 articles of which three studies met the criteria of utilizing a pre and post-test design with only one of these, a randomized controlled trial. The interventions included in this review demonstrate preliminary efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | People whose family member(s) friend(s) have died from COVID-19 or other causes have been deeply affected by the physical and social restrictions imposed during the pandemic. These limitations have affected end-of-life care and support for the bereaved. The purpose of this review is to identify: the published studies of evaluated programs about interventions for people who have experienced bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to develop recommendations for researchers and policy makers. Using scoping review methodology, a literature review was undertaken for articles published from January 1, 2020 through February 28, 2023 to identify interventions shown to be beneficial to people who have experienced the death of loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. The search yielded 1588 articles of which three studies met the criteria of utilizing a pre and post-test design with only one of these, a randomized controlled trial. The interventions included in this review demonstrate preliminary efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00302228 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00302228231215478 |
