BMC Palliative Care,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
23(1)
Опубликована: Дек. 26, 2024
Abstract
Background
COVID-19
drastically
affected
healthcare
services
world-wide.
In
the
UK,
many
cancer
were
overwhelmed
as
oncology
staff
reassigned,
and
diagnoses
treatments
delayed.
The
impact
of
these
pressures
on
end-of-life
care
for
patients
with
advanced
their
relatives
is
not
well
understood.
Methods
Secondary
thematic
analysis
qualitative
survey
interview
data,
collected
from
family
members
close
friends
bereaved
by
cancer,
part
a
national
bereavement
study
(Survey
N
=
156;
Interview
10).
Results
Four
key
themes
identified:
contact
towards
end
life;
Mixed
experiences
support
members;
Variable
communication
quality
health
social
professionals;
Prioritisation
its
patient
care.
Hospital
was
perceived
more
negatively
than
community
in
almost
all
areas,
while
charities
district
nurses
appreciated
most.
Almost
participants
felt
that
detrimentally
prioritised
over
relative/friend.
Conclusions
People
uniquely
pandemic-restrictions
disruptions
to
services.
As
re-build
post-pandemic,
improvements
palliative
hospitals,
investment
into
care,
ensuring
compassionate
families
must
be
prioritised,
alongside
preparedness
future
pandemics
or
similar
events.
Mental Health Religion & Culture,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 18
Опубликована: Авг. 29, 2024
To
investigate
the
impact
of
COVID-19
pandemic
on
death
rituals
among
funeral
directors
(FDs)
(N
=
134),
we
administered
a
questionnaire
and
conducted
three
focus
group
interviews
21).
The
merged
results
showed
that
FDs
perceived
significant
disruptions
to
all
but
mostly
memorials.
Infection
control,
social
distancing,
constraints
attendee
numbers
difficult
prioritisation
who
be
allowed
into
rituals,
highly
impacted
grief
bereaved
their
own
ability
convey
care.
Despite
low
burnout
scores,
found
work
life
stressful,
changed
challenging
amid
still
filled
with
meaning
job
satisfaction.
Our
recommendations
include
for
spacious
venues,
prioritising
efforts
feasible
memorials,
maintaining
stable
distance
restrictions,
ensuring
participation
children
easily
left
out
groups,
creating
guide
quantity
offering
digital
support
staff.
Research Square (Research Square),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 23, 2024
Abstract
Background
COVID-19
drastically
affected
healthcare
services
world-wide.
In
the
UK,
many
cancer
were
overwhelmed
as
oncology
staff
reassigned,
and
diagnoses
treatments
delayed.
The
impact
of
these
pressures
on
end-of-life
care
for
patients
with
advanced
their
relatives
is
not
well
understood.
Methods
Secondary
thematic
analysis
qualitative
survey
interview
data,
collected
from
family
members
close
friends
bereaved
by
cancer,
part
a
national
bereavement
study
(Survey
N
=
156;
Interview
10).
Results
Four
key
themes
identified:
contact
towards
end
life;
Mixed
experiences
support
members;
Variable
communication
quality
health
social
professionals;
Prioritisation
its
patient
care.
Hospital
was
perceived
more
negatively
than
community
in
almost
all
areas,
while
charities
district
nurses
appreciated
most.
Almost
participants
felt
that
detrimentally
prioritised
over
relative/friend.
Conclusions
People
uniquely
pandemic-restrictions
disruptions
to
services.
As
re-build
post-pandemic,
improvements
palliative
hospitals,
investment
into
care,
ensuring
compassionate
families
must
be
prioritised,
alongside
preparedness
future
pandemics
or
similar
events.
Due
to
the
presumed
high
risk
for
prolonged
grief
disorder
(PGD)
in
people
bereaved
during
COVID-19
pandemic,
it
is
crucial
examine
how
develops
over
time
this
population.
This
first
study
examining
longitudinal
symptom-profiles
of
PGD
severity
pandemic.
We
aimed
identify
latent
trajectories
DSM-5-TR
and
predictors
thereof
Dutch
adults
Latent
class
growth
modeling
was
employed
differential
266
on
average
115
days
prior
when
entering
study.
Participants
completed
a
measure
online
(using
Traumatic
Grief
Inventory-Self
Report-Plus)
at
three
time-intervals
six
months
apart.
Associations
between
class-membership
socio-demographic,
loss-related,
health-related,
trauma-related
characteristics
were
examined
using
multinomial
logistic
regression.
Three
identified:
Low/decreasing
symptoms
(74%),
Mild/stable
(18%),
High/decreasing
trajectory
(8%).
Closer
kinship
deceased,
poorer
self-rated
health
status,
having
mental
increased
likelihood
belonging
trajectories.
provides
insights
found
that
either
remained
low/mild
or
eventually
decreased
time.
Psychology Health & Medicine,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 14
Опубликована: Окт. 16, 2024
Coronavirus
is
an
infectious
disease
that
has
left
tens
of
millions
deaths
around
the
world,
and
which
had
social,
economic,
emotional,
psychological
consequences.
To
mitigate
spread
virus,
several
countries
have
adopted
restrictive
measures
impacted
way
people
experienced
end-of-life
death
their
loved
one.
This
study
aimed
to
identify
variables
associated
with
prolonged
grief
symptoms
in
context
both
pandemic-related
losses
unique
challenges
related
care.
An
anonymous
online
survey
was
disseminated
widely
through
various
channels
including
local
press,
social
media,
professional
networks
hospitals.
Socio-demographic
information
collected,
as
well
loss
(cause
death,
place
care
death)
bereavement,
on
impact
restrictions
imposed
by
pandemic.
The
participants
were
163
bereaved
who
lost
a
one
received
during
pandemic
Portugal.
Most
female,
married,
professionally
active
grandparents.
A
hierarchical
multiple
regression
performed
determine
factors
symptoms.
results
showed
more
less
support,
worsening
financial
situation,
greater
communicating
deceased,
deceas
having
hospital.
early
identification
based
these
individuals
at
higher
risk
for
could
allow
targeted
interventions
support
services.
Spiritual Care,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13(3), С. 206 - 218
Опубликована: Окт. 24, 2024
Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund:
Die
COVID-19-Pandemie
führte
zu
Einschränkungen
(Lockdown,
Kontaktbeschränkungen,
Maskierung,
Restriktionen
bei
Bestattungen,
etc.)
für
Angehörige
von
Sterbenden
und
Verstorbenen
ihre
Trauerprozesse.
Wie
erlebten
sie
diese
Coronabedingungen?
Wie,
wem
in
welchen
Kontexten
wurde
ihren
Bedürfnissen,
auch
nach
Begleitung
Ritualen,
begegnet?
sehen
die
Trauernden
dies
zum
Zeitpunkt
des
Interviews?
Methode:
Leitfadengestützte
Online-Interviews
mit
12
(Wohnort:
Deutschland),
denen
jeweils
ein
oder
mehrere
während
der
Pandemie
verstarben.
Ergebnisse:
Inhaltsanalyse
brachte
zehn
Kategorien
hervor,
das
subjektive
Trauererleben
beschreiben.
legen
neben
belastenden
Faktoren
unterstützende
dar
–
vor,
dem
Tod
nahestehenden
Person.
Gesprächsthemen
waren
besonders
Möglichkeit
Abschiednehmen
im
Sterbeprozess,
Ansprechpersonen,
Beteiligung
Mitgestaltung
Bestattung,
religiöse
spirituelle
Bedürfnisse
Fragen,
Einklang
pandemiebedingter
Maßnahmen
inneren
Wahrnehmung
Trauer.
Einige
Trauernde
stufen
rückblickend
individuellen
Abschiedsprozesse
positiv
Dankbarkeit
innerem
Frieden
trotz
Einschränkungen.
Schlussfolgerungen:
Interviewten
bestätigen
Bild
Beeinträchtigungen
Belastungen
ergänzen
es
durch
Erfahrungen
unterstützender
Trauerprozessen,
ihnen
hindurch
ihrer
Trauer
Resilienz
halfen,
sowohl
Personal
Pflegeeinrichtungen
Seelsorgepersonen
als
gesellschaftliche
Bedingungen,
nicht
„exkommunizierten“
(Ariès).
BMC Palliative Care,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
23(1)
Опубликована: Дек. 26, 2024
Abstract
Background
COVID-19
drastically
affected
healthcare
services
world-wide.
In
the
UK,
many
cancer
were
overwhelmed
as
oncology
staff
reassigned,
and
diagnoses
treatments
delayed.
The
impact
of
these
pressures
on
end-of-life
care
for
patients
with
advanced
their
relatives
is
not
well
understood.
Methods
Secondary
thematic
analysis
qualitative
survey
interview
data,
collected
from
family
members
close
friends
bereaved
by
cancer,
part
a
national
bereavement
study
(Survey
N
=
156;
Interview
10).
Results
Four
key
themes
identified:
contact
towards
end
life;
Mixed
experiences
support
members;
Variable
communication
quality
health
social
professionals;
Prioritisation
its
patient
care.
Hospital
was
perceived
more
negatively
than
community
in
almost
all
areas,
while
charities
district
nurses
appreciated
most.
Almost
participants
felt
that
detrimentally
prioritised
over
relative/friend.
Conclusions
People
uniquely
pandemic-restrictions
disruptions
to
services.
As
re-build
post-pandemic,
improvements
palliative
hospitals,
investment
into
care,
ensuring
compassionate
families
must
be
prioritised,
alongside
preparedness
future
pandemics
or
similar
events.
