Instruments for measuring grief in bereaved adults: a protocol for a COSMIN-based systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Grief associated with bereavement is a multidimensional psychological, physiological and behavioural response to the loss of loved ones. Bereaved individuals may experience physical distress, separation anxiety, intense yearning and cognitive confusion, with an increased risk of adverse physical and mental health outcomes, including death. Currently, various tools are used to measure grief in bereaved adults; however, these tools show significant differences in their cultural context and quality of development. Psychometric properties, including reliability, validity and responsiveness, etc., are essential for ensuring the scientific use of grief assessment tools and for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. Previous reviews have lacked a standardised methodological framework for

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12382541 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature