Bereavement in Times of COVID-19: A Review and Theoretical Framework.

ABSTRACT: A review of the literature on adaptation to bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic was conducted to assess the current state of knowledge. Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases were searched for studies published during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 outbreak. 44 articles were included in the review. Narrative synthesis showed that knowledge was largely based on expert assessments of prior bereavement research and professional experience; there is so far absence of empirical evidence linking features of COVID-19 bereavement situations to health outcomes. Severe negative consequences have been consistently predicted by authors. There is still relatively little consideration of positive or compensatory processes or the possibility that these could alleviate the effect of

SUBMITTER: Stroebe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7756059 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature