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. 2023 Nov;88(1):4-19.
doi: 10.1177/00302228211038206. Epub 2021 Aug 16.

Bereaved Families Views on the Death of Loved Ones Due to COVID 19: An Integrative Review

Mohammadreza Firouzkouhi  1 , Nasrollah Alimohammadi  2 , Abdolghani Abdollahimohammad  1 , Gholamreza Bagheri  3 , Jebraeil Farzi  4
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Bereaved Families Views on the Death of Loved Ones Due to COVID 19: An Integrative Review

Mohammadreza Firouzkouhi et al. Omega (Westport). 2023 Nov.

Abstract

Families encounter some issues after the death of their loved one due to COVID-19. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the family's views on the death of their loved one due to COVID-19. This integrative review was conducted from May to Jan 2021. We searched PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, CINHAL, Magiran, and SID databases. Fifteen studies met the inclusion criteria. The results were classified into two categories, including before and after death. The issues raised before the death of the loved ones include no visit and absence at death time, fear of being infected with the COVID-19, death anxiety, failure to perform religious rites at death, and psychological problems. The after-death issues were related to funeral, burial, rituals, prolonged grieving, maladaptation, loneliness, and repeated mourning. Therefore, health policymakers should provide support before and after the death of loved ones for families.

Keywords: COVID-19; bereavement; death; dying; family members; grief.

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Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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