Bereavement interventions to support informal caregivers in the intensive care unit: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informal caregivers of critically ill patients in intensive care unit (ICUs) experience negative psychological sequelae that worsen after death. We synthesized outcomes reported from ICU bereavement interventions intended to improve informal caregivers' ability to cope with grief.

Data sources

MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO from inception to October 2020.

Study selection

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of bereavement interventions to support informal caregivers of adult patients who died in ICU.

Data extraction

Two reviewers independently extracted data in duplicate. Narrative synthesis was conducted.

Data synthesis

Bereavement interventions were categorized according to the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence th

SUBMITTER: Moss SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8117265 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature