Family bereavement care interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol

• Author(s): Laranjeira, Carlos ; Moura, Débora ; Marcon, Sonia ; Jaques, Andre ; Salci, Maria Aparecida ; Carreira, Lígia ; Cuman, Roberto ; Querido, Ana
• Date: 2022
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/8565
• Origin: IC-online
• Subject(s): Adult psychiatry; COVID-19; Mental health
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Repositório IC-Online

Description

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to daily social routines and to the lived experience of bereaved families. This article outlines the protocol for a scoping review of published studies to evaluate psychosocial and psychotherapeutic interventions intended to help family carers adjust to grief, loss and bereavement due to COVID-19. This review addresses one broad research question: ‘What do we know about bereavement support interventions for family carers of COVID-19 victims?