Grief responses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The recent COVID-19 pandemic led to a rise in the number of people bereaved by the death of a loved one. There are many pandemic-related stressors that may have further complicated grief in these people. The aim of this research was to conduct an in-depth the experience of illness and death during the pandemic, as well as obstacles to and factors facilitating grief in people who had lost a loved one during this period, whether due to COVID-19 or to natural or sudden causes.

Method

The sample consisted of 42 participants who had lost loved ones to COVID-19 or other causes (both natural and sudden). An inductive approach using grounded theory with open, axial and selective coding was used to analyse the semi-structured open-ended interviews.

Results

The res

SUBMITTER: Redondo-Armenteros A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11609470 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature