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Factors Associated With Higher Levels of Grief and Support Needs Among People Bereaved During the Pandemic: Results from a National Online Survey.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Selman LE; Palliative and End of Life Care Research Group, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.; Farnell DJJ; School of Dentistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.; Longo M; Marie Curie Research Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.; Goss S; Marie Curie Research Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.; Torrens-Burton A; PRIME Centre, Division of Population Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.; Seddon K; Wales Cancer Research Centre, Cardiff, UK.; Mayland CR; Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.; Machin L; Keele University, Keele, UK.; Byrne A; Marie Curie Research Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.; Harrop EJ; Marie Curie Research Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Source
Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1272106 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-3764 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00302228 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Omega (Westport) Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
We identified factors associated with higher levels of grief and support needs among 711 people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK (deaths 16 March 2020-2 January 2021). An online survey assessed grief using the Adult Attitude to Grief (AAG) scale, which calculates an overall index of vulnerability (IOV) (range 0-36), and practical and emotional support needs in 13 domains. Participants' mean age was 49.5 (SD 12.9); 628 (88.6%) female. Mean age of deceased 72.2 (SD 16.1). 311 (43.8%) deaths were from confirmed/suspected COVID-19. High overall levels of grief and support needs were observed; 28.2% exhibited severe vulnerability (index of vulnerability ≥24). Grief and support needs were higher for close relationships with the deceased (vs. more distant) and reported social isolation and loneliness ( p < 0.001), and lower when age of deceased was above 40-50. Other associated factors were place of death and health professional support post-death ( p < 0.05).
Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.