Lived Experiences of Bereaved Family Members During Covid-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Hospital With Special Reference to Imposed Restrictive Covid Guidelines—a Qualitative Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13627640
AutoresPreet S Patel (0009-0000-2189-4398, Department of Psychiatry, GMERS Medical College Gotri Vadodara, Vadodara, India, autor de correspondencia), Nimisha Desai (0000-0002-8450-485X, Department of Psychiatry, GMERS Medical College Gotri Vadodara, Vadodara, India), Sandip Shah, Sandip H Shah (Department of Psychiatry, GMERS Medical College Gotri Vadodara, Vadodara, India), Saurabh Shah (0009-0008-0873-6377), Saurabh N Shah (Department of Psychiatry, GMERS Medical College Gotri Vadodara, Vadodara, India)
Año2022
Volumen89
Número1
Páginas404-420
Fecha de publicación2022-02-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228221075207
PMID35184587
OpenAlexW4212809970
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas13

This study aimed to understand the experiences of bereaved family members in view of restrictive COVID guidelines using qualitative approach. 10 Hindu, Gujarati bereaved family members who lost their loved ones during the first wave were interviewed telephonically after a month of their loss. Findings were difficulty in proper communication during hospitalization, disrupted end-of-life and funeral rituals and accepting harsh realities related to the changes imposed by using content analysis. Most of the family members felt that there was a need of staying with the patients. Telephonic mode of communication was not sufficient for them and created doubts related to death. Most of them felt remorseful as they were not able to see or bring their loved one home during their last moments and felt deprived of the traditional rituals. Also, they had to deal with their grief by themselves

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Family medicine · Family member · Grief · Gujarati · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Sociology · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology