Journeying Apart
Exploring Informal Caregiver Experiences and Unmet Closures in Caring for Covid-19 Deceased
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anushka Kulkarni (0009-0005-6818-498X, Fergusson College, corresponding author), Manasi Salave (Fergusson College), Megha Deuskar (0000-0003-0922-154X, Fergusson College) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1437-1453 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228231206512 |
| PMID | 37844259 |
| OpenAlex | W4387664936 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
The current study investigates the experiences and expectations of informal caregivers who lost their loved ones to the COVID-19 virus. The unusual circumstances of the deaths including physical isolation from their loved ones during the final hours before death significantly impacted their grieving process. In this interpretative phenomenological study, caregivers' experiences are explored through the lens of grief models and Gestalt perspectives. By thematic coding, seven superordinate themes emerged: Inability to accept death, Unfair nature of death, Helplessness, Regret and self-blame, Shattering of assumptive world, Using work as a distraction and Lack of government facilities. The findings of this study suggest that a significant number of informal caregivers continue suffering through the distress caused by the death of their loved ones in the pandemic, highlighting the need for grief counselling interventions for such bereaved informal caregivers
Blame · Developmental psychology · Disenfranchised grief · Disfigurement · Distraction · Distress · Grief · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Regret · Sociology · Superordinate goals · Thematic analysis · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy
Bereavement and Complicated Grief
The Burden of Loss
Grief During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Impact of Covid-19 on Informal Caregiving and Care Receiving Across Europe During the First Phase of the Pandemic
Worden’s task-based approach for supporting people bereaved by Covid-19
Extremely Distant and Incredibly Close
Beyond Terror and Denial
Lived Experiences and Challenges of the Families of Covid-19 Victims
Mourning During Corona
I can't believe they are dead. Death and mourning in the absence of goodbyes during the Covid‐19 pandemic
Unresolved Grief and Continuing Bonds
The transformative meanings of viewing or not viewing the body after sudden death
Bereavement-related regrets and unfinished business with the deceased
The Dual Process Model of Coping With Bereavement
The role of culture on 2020 Sars-CoV-2 Country deaths
Bereavement
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Rituais Fúnebres no Processo do Luto
Conspicuous Consumption of Time
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |