Prolonged Grief in Times of Lockdown During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628169 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pia Von Blanckenburg (0000-0001-7899-9828, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany, corresponding author), Carola Seifart (0000-0002-6262-0518, Research Group Medical Ethics, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany), Annette Ramaswamy (Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg), Daniel Berthold (0000-0001-9816-8650, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg), Christian Volberg (0000-0002-2008-0197, Research Group Medical Ethics, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 303-321 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-08 |
| 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 | 10.1177/00302228231182738 |
| PMID | 37291862 |
| OpenAlex | W4379966702 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 37 |
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of prolonged grief (PG) during the COVID-19 pandemic and to analyze associated variables. 142 family members of patients who died during the lockdown at a hospital were surveyed 6 months after the death. Prolonged grief, depression and anxiety, grief rumination, and loss-related variables were captured. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to detect the associated variables of PG symptoms. Prolonged grief was present in 44.4% of the bereaved. 76.2% of the relatives reported feeling distressed due to visitor restrictions, and the majority of them were unable to bid farewell to their family member at the time of death. Pastoral or psychological care was also lacking. Low education ( p p = 0.007), loss of a spouse ( p p = 0.024), feeling of threat due to the pandemic ( p p = 0.014), and anxiety ( p = 0.028) were significantly associated with prolonged grief
Anger · Anxiety · Closeness · Complicated grief · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Disenfranchised grief · Family medicine · Family member · Feeling · Grief · Loneliness · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Rumination · Sadness · Spouse · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |