Support needs and barriers to accessing support: Baseline results of a mixed-methods national survey of people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic is a mass bereavement event which has profoundly disrupted grief experiences. Understanding support needs and access to support among people bereaved at this time is crucial to ensuring appropriate bereavement support infrastructure.

Aim

To investigate grief experiences, support needs and use of formal and informal bereavement support among people bereaved during the pandemic.

Design

Baseline results from a longitudinal survey. Support needs and experiences of accessing support are reported using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis of free-text data.

Setting/participants

711 adults bereaved in the UK between March and December 2020, recruited via media, social media, national associations and community/charitable organi

SUBMITTER: Harrop E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8637353 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature