Impact and consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on complicated grief and persistent complex bereavement disorder

Diolaiuti, Francesca; Marazziti, Donatella; Beatino, Maria Francesca; Mucci, Federico; Pozza, Andrea

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113916

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“…Restrictions may further exacerbate distress as family and friends are unable to say goodbye to loved ones in a way that satisfies their personal, cultural or religious practices (Johns et al., 2020 ). As such, they disrupt the process of mourning, which has been shown to prevent grief from becoming pathological (Diolaiuti et al., 2021 ).…”

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Living through lockdown: A qualitative exploration of individuals’ experiences in the UK

Taylor

Lafarge

Cahill

et al. 2022

Health Social Care Comm

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In response to the COVID‐19 outbreak, the British government introduced a lockdown resulting in country wide restrictions on movement and socialisation. This research sought to explore individuals’ experience of the first lockdown in the UK. A qualitative online survey was conducted between April and June 2020. Using a convenience sample, 29 individuals participated in the study. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Four themes were identified: ‘health and well‐being’, ‘social connectedness and belonging’, ‘employment and finances’ and ‘personal and collective values’. Participants’ experiences involved both challenges and opportunities. Participants reported challenges to their physical health, mental health, sense of connection to others as well as their employment and finances. However, they also viewed the lockdown as an opportunity to reassess their goals and values, and define a ‘new normal’ for society. Lockdown restrictions threatened individuals’ well‐being on many aspects of their lives. As anxiety, loneliness and a compromised grieving process may lead to severe mental health issues, early interventions are needed to prevent these and promote well‐being. Interventions may include traditional therapies (e.g. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), or focus specifically on developing social networks and social support (e.g. mutual help groups). These interventions may also be conducive to the experience of growth reported by some participants.

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Living through lockdown: A qualitative exploration of individuals’ experiences in the UK

Taylor

Lafarge

Cahill

et al. 2022

Health Social Care Comm

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has made PGD an even more important public health concern worldwide ( Eisma et al, 2020 ). The increase in the number of deaths as a result of the virus and the widespread implementation of social distancing and visitor restrictions in healthcare centers have complicated natural grief reactions ( Diolaiuti et al, 2021 ; Nyatanga, 2020 ; Wallace et al, 2020 ). Moreover, other factors such as guilt for “not being there” for the loved one in the final days or having images of the loved one “struggling for life on some machine” have been strongly associated with adverse bereavement outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic ( Neimeyer and Lee, 2021 ).…”

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An Internet-delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (iCBT) for Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) in adults: A multiple-baseline single-case experimental design study

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Campos²,

Suso‐Ribera³

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Internet Interventions

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“…On March 11, 2020, the Covid‐19 epidemic 1,2 which began in November 2019 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization 3 . In Italy, the first severely hit European country, the spread of the virus became so overwhelming for the healthcare services of the Northern regions that it spread very quickly throughout all the country 4,5 .…”

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Coping strategies at the frontline of care: Comparisons between Covid‐19 and non‐Covid‐19 units' nurses and the role of moderator variables

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Isemann²,

Rosati

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Introduction Relatively few studies focused on the coping strategies adopted by the healthcare workers during the second phase of the pandemic. The present study compared the coping strategies between Italian nurses working in Covid‐19 and in other units and it explored whether socio‐demographic and work‐related variables moderate the relation between the type of unit and coping strategies. Methods A web‐based questionnaire that included sociodemographic and work‐related questions and the Coping Orientation to Problem Experienced—New Italian Version‐25 item was administered. Moderation effects between variables and coping strategies were analyzed using generalized linear models. Results 253 nurses participated. Nurses who worked in a Covid‐19 unit had significantly lower scores on Avoidance Strategies subscale and higher scores on Positive Attitude and Social Support subscales than nurses working in other units. Discussion Gender differences emerged only on the social support coping dimension, with women being more likely to adopt social support than men. No association between the type of unit and the other coping strategies was found. Conclusion Nurses working in Covid‐19 units showed better coping strategies than their colleagues: this suggests that support interventions aimed to promote coping strategies should be offered also to Covid‐19‐free units' nurses.

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Impact and consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on complicated grief and persistent complex bereavement disorder

Cited by 62 publications

References 61 publications

Living through lockdown: A qualitative exploration of individuals’ experiences in the UK

Living through lockdown: A qualitative exploration of individuals’ experiences in the UK

An Internet-delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (iCBT) for Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) in adults: A multiple-baseline single-case experimental design study

Coping strategies at the frontline of care: Comparisons between Covid‐19 and non‐Covid‐19 units' nurses and the role of moderator variables

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