Measuring Dysfunctional Grief due to a Covid-19 Loss
A Kurdish Validation Study of the Pandemic Grief Scale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628219 |
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| Authors | Kambiz Karimi (0000-0002-4105-0421, Bu-Ali Sina University, corresponding author), Abolghasem Yaghoobi (0000-0002-1949-6814, Bu-Ali Sina University), Sunay Güngör (0000-0001-9804-0040, Gümüşhane University), Afagh Karimi (0000-0003-2747-0849, Kharazmi University), Saeed Sohrabi (Technical and Vocational University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 942-954 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-27 |
| 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 | 10.1177/00302228231193183 |
| PMID | 37499262 |
| OpenAlex | W4385297434 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
Millions of people are grieving the loss of someone who died of COVID-19. The current study aims to validate a Kurdish version of the Pandemic Grief Scale which is a brief English-language mental health screener to identify cases of dysfunctional grief associated with a COVID-19 death. We recruited 501 participants. Participants completed the PGS, WSAS, PHQ-9, and Optimism scales. The factor structure, reliability, and validity of the PGS were analyzed. Using exploratory factor analysis ( N 1 = 300), we derived an one-factor structure. In confirmatory factor analysis ( N 2 = 201), the one-factor model showed good to excellent fitness. The PGS was positively correlated with PHQ-4, and WSAS and negatively correlated with optimism. The scale was internally consistent with a Cronbach's alpha of .79. These results support that the Kurdish version of the PGS is a valid and reliable assessment to assess the severity of dysfunctional grief associated with a COVID-19 death
Cartography · Complicated grief · Confirmatory factor analysis · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cronbach's alpha · Disease · Dysfunctional family · Exploratory factor analysis · Grief · Optimism · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Psychotherapist · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
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