Supporting bereaved people
A qualitative study on the experience of informal support providers, before and during the pandemic scenario
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12095219 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tiziana Marinaci (0000-0002-1906-2880, University of Salento, corresponding author), Claudia Venuleo (0000-0003-2500-1766, University of Salento), Stuart Rollo (0000-0001-7873-9348, University of Salento), Simone Rollo (University of Salento), Lucrezia Ferrante (0000-0002-6623-4200, University of Salento), Cosimo Gabriele Semeraro (University of Salento), Maria Rita Infurna (0000-0001-5527-7929, Department of Psychological, Educational, Physical Exercise and Training Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy), Daniela Nogueira (0000-0002-3870-1748, Instituto Universitário da Maia–ISMAI, Maia, Portugal) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 250-266 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Death Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0748-1187 • E-ISSN: 1091-7683 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07481187.2023.2216172 |
| PMID | 37226959 |
| OpenAlex | W4378173405 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 58 |
The COVID-19 outbreak has further highlighted the need to strengthen support networks to sustain grieving people. However, we know very little about the experience of those who, because of their emotional connection with the bereaved person or of their social function, find themselves supporting people in grief. The current study aimed to analyze the experience of grievers' informal support providers (relatives and friends, teachers, religious leaders, funeral providers, pharmacists, volunteers, and social service workers). 162 in-depth interviews were collected (mean age = 42.3, SD = 14.9; women = 63.6%). Findings highlight two different ways of talking about one's experience and two different ways of offering support. Such dissimilarities do not relate to the period in which support was offered (before or during the pandemic). The results will be discussed in order to highlight emerging training needs to support bereaved people in their difficult transition
Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Emotional support · Grief · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Service (business · Service provider · Social support · Sociology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
Health Psychology
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What is good grief support? Exploring the actors and actions in social support after traumatic grief
Grief Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic
What sources of bereavement support are perceived helpful by bereaved people and why? Empirical evidence for the compassionate communities approach
Grief During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Fundamental Paradox in the Grief Literature
Compassionate communities
Snowball Sampling
Systematic methodological review
Qualitative Research in Practice
Please Scream Inside Your Heart
Phone follow up to families of Covid ‐19 patients who died at the hospital
The Covid-19 Pandemic from the Health Workers’ Perspective
The Dead with No Wake, Grieving with No Closure
Culture and grief
Structures and Processes of Social Support
Purposive Sampling as a Tool for Informant Selection
Grief as an extended emotion
The Covid-19 Disappeared
Discourses on Addiction among Gamblers and Drug Users in Treatment. An Analysis of the Interviews through Constrained Correspondence Analysis
A Social Constructionist Account of Grief
What determines supportive behaviors following bereavement? A systematic review and call to action
Mourning During Corona
Domains of Social Support That Predict Bereavement Distress Following Homicide Loss
A Call to Action
Micro-Sociological Analysis of Social Support Following Traumatic Bereavement
Uncertainty, shock and anger
I can't believe they are dead. Death and mourning in the absence of goodbyes during the Covid‐19 pandemic
College Students' Beliefs About Supporting a Grieving Peer
Grief literacy
Are deaths from Covid-19 associated with higher rates of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) than deaths from other causes
Is there a role for the funeral service provider in bereavement support within the context of compassionate communities
A Guide to Conducting Consensual Qualitative Research
Grief as a Social Emotion
Risk, mourning, politics
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |