Selman, L., Farnell, D.J.J., Longo, M. et al. (7 more authors) (2022) Factors associated with higher levels of grief and support needs among people bereaved during the pandemic: results from a national online survey. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying. ISSN 0030-2228
Abstract
We identified factors associated with higher levels of grief and support needs among 711 people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK (deaths 16 March 2020-2 January 2021). An online survey assessed grief using the Adult Attitude to Grief (AAG) scale, which calculates an overall index of vulnerability (IOV) (range 0–36), and practical and emotional support needs in 13 domains. Participants’ mean age was 49.5 (SD 12.9); 628 (88.6%) female. Mean age of deceased 72.2 (SD 16.1). 311 (43.8%) deaths were from confirmed/suspected COVID-19. High overall levels of grief and support needs were observed; 28.2% exhibited severe vulnerability (index of vulnerability ≥24). Grief and support needs were higher for close relationships with the deceased (vs. more distant) and reported social isolation and loneliness (p < 0.001), and lower when age of deceased was above 40–50. Other associated factors were place of death and health professional support post-death (p < 0.05).
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
Keywords: | Bereavement; grief; pandemics; coronavirus infections; baseline survey; bereavement care |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Sheffield Teaching Hospitals |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number YORKSHIRE CANCER RESEARCH STA112 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2022 11:13 |
Last Modified: | 26 Sep 2024 13:02 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/00302228221144925 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:193884 |